Definitions for CARE

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CARE care

Spelling: [kair]

IPA: /kɛər/

Care is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in CARE (acer).

Definitions for CARE

noun

1. a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
2. a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.:
3. serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution:
4. the provision of what is needed for the well-being or protection of a person or thing:
5. temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner:
6. grief; suffering; sorrow.
7. a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.

Idioms

1. couldn't care less, could not care less; be completely unconcerned: Also, could care less.
2. take care, be alert; be careful: take care of yourself; goodbye: used as an expression of parting.
3. take care of, to watch over; be responsible for: to act on; deal with; attend to:

verb (used with object)

1. to feel concern about:
2. to wish; desire; like:

verb (used without object)

1. to be concerned or solicitous; have thought or regard.
2. to be concerned or have a special preference (usually used in negative constructions):
3. to make provision or look out (usually followed by for):
4. to have an inclination, liking, fondness, or affection (usually followed by for):

Origin of CARE

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English caru, cearu, cognate with Gothic kara, Old High German chara “lament”

Examples for CARE

Being under his care, it was his duty to keep it in good condition.

What did he care then for Halbert Davis and his petty malice!

Your brother was foolish enough to leave his boat in Rushton's care.

We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.

Expensive day care pushes women out of the labor market while men continue to work outside the home.

He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.

In these regions, men are now doing between 30 and 45 percent of the care work.

I remembered the helpless kid that Paralus confided to my care.

"But you went to Athens, and took no care for your country," rejoined the prince.

Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.