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care

  [kair] noun, verb, cared, car⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
2. a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.
3. serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.
4. protection; charge: He is under the care of a doctor.
5. temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.
6. grief; suffering; sorrow.
–verb (used without object)
7. to be concerned or solicitous; have thought or regard.
8. to be concerned or have a special preference (usually used in negative constructions): I don't care if I do.
9. to make provision or look out (usually fol. by for): Will you care for the children while I am away?
10. to have an inclination, liking, fondness, or affection (usually fol. by for): Would you care for dessert? I don't care for him very much.
–verb (used with object)
11. to feel concern about: He doesn't care what others say.
12. to wish; desire; like: Would you care to dance?
—Idioms
13. couldn't care less, could not care less; be completely unconcerned: I couldn't care less whether she goes to the party or not. Also, could care less.
14. take care,
a. be alert; be careful: Take care that you don't fall on the ice!
b. take care of yourself; goodbye: used as an expression of parting.
15. take care of,
a. to watch over; be responsible for: to take care of an invalid.
b. to act on; deal with; attend to: to take care of paying a bill.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE caru, cearu, c. Goth kara, OHG chara lament; (v.) ME caren, OE cearian, carian

Related forms:
carer, noun

Synonyms:
1. See concern. 3. To take care, pains, trouble (to do something) implies watchful, conscientious effort to do something exactly right. To take care implies the performance of one particular detail: She took care to close the cover before striking the match. To take pains suggests a sustained carefulness, an effort to see that nothing is overlooked but that every small detail receives attention: to take pains with fine embroidery. To take trouble implies an effort that requires a considerable amount of activity and exertion: to take the trouble to make suitable arrangements.

Usage note:
15. Couldn't care less, a phrase used to express indifference, is sometimes heard as could care less, which ought to mean the opposite but is intended to be synonymous with the former phrase. Both versions are common mainly in informal speech.
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CARE

  [kair]
–noun
a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
Also, Care

Origin:
C(ooperative for) A(merican) R(elief) E(verywhere)
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care   (kâr)   
n.  
  1. A burdened state of mind, as that arising from heavy responsibilities; worry.
  2. Mental suffering; grief.
  3. An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude: the many cares of a working parent.
  4. Caution in avoiding harm or danger: handled the crystal bowl with care.
    1. Close attention; painstaking application: painting the window frames and sashes with care.
    2. Upkeep; maintenance: a product for the care of fine floors; hair care products.
  6. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision: left the child in the care of a neighbor.
  7. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need: a hospital that provides emergency care.
v.   cared, car·ing, cares

v.   intr.
  1. To be concerned or interested: Once inside, we didn't care whether it rained or not.
  2. To provide needed assistance or watchful supervision: cared for the wounded; caring for an aged relative at home.
  3. To object or mind: If no one cares, I'll smoke.
    1. To have a liking or attachment: didn't care for the movie.
    2. To have a wish; be inclined: Would you care for another helping?
v.   tr.
  1. To wish; desire: Would you care to dance?
  2. To be concerned to the degree of: I don't care a bit what critics think.

[Middle English, from Old English cearu.]
Synonyms: These nouns refer to the function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: left the house keys in my care; has charge of all rare books in the library; had custody of his children; left the canary in the neighbors' keeping; assumed supervision of the students; documents committed to the bank's trust. See Also Synonyms at anxiety.
CARE   (kâr)   
abbr.  Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
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Care

Care\ (k[^a]r), n. [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr. gh^rys voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. Chary.]

1. A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye, And where care lodges, sleep will never lie. --Shak.

2. Charge, oversight, or management, implying responsibility for safety and prosperity.

The care of all the churches. --2 Cor. xi. 28.

Him thy care must be to find. --Milton.

Perplexed with a thousand cares. --Shak.

3. Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.

I thank thee for thy care and honest pains. --Shak.

4. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.

Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares. --Spenser.

Syn: Anxiety; solicitude; concern; caution; regard; management; direction; oversight. -- Care, Anxiety, Solicitude, Concern. These words express mental pain in different degress. Care belongs primarily to the intellect, and becomes painful from overburdened thought. Anxiety denotes a state of distressing uneasiness fron the dread of evil. Solicitude expresses the same feeling in a diminished degree. Concern is opposed to indifference, and implies exercise of anxious thought more or less intense. We are careful about the means, solicitous and anxious about the end; we are solicitous to obtain a good, anxious to avoid an evil.

Care

Care\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cared; p. pr. & vb. n. Caring.] [AS. cearian. See Care, n.] To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.

I would not care a pin, if the other three were in. --Shak.

Master, carest thou not that we perish? --Mark. iv. 38.

To care for. (a) To have under watchful attention; to take care of. (b) To have regard or affection for; to like or love.

He cared not for the affection of the house. --Tennyson.
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Language Translation for : care
Spanish: cuidado,
German: die Sorgfalt,
Japanese: 注意
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care 
O.E. caru, cearu "sorrow, anxiety, grief," also "serious mental attention," from P.Gmc. *karo, from PIE base *gar- "cry out, scream." Sense of "charge, oversight, protection" is c.1400. The verb is O.E. carian, cearian "to feel concern or interest," from P.Gmc. *karojanan. Phrase couldn't care less is from 1946; could care less in the same sense (with an understood negative) is 1966. Careful "circumspect" was in O.E.; careless "inattentive" is from 1579; carefree is from 1795. Caretaker is first attested 1858. Care package was originally CARE package, supplies sent out by Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, a post-World War II organization.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: care
Function: noun
1 : watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or regard usually towards an action or situation; especially : DUE CARE care in dealing with others, and failure to do so is negligence —Railroad I. Mehr> —see also DUE CARE, NEGLIGENCE, STANDARD OF CARE
NOTE: Statute, case law, and custom often impose a duty of care. The degree or standard of care owed varies depending on the circumstances. For example, a landlord has to exercise greater care in relation to a tenant than to a trespasser.
2 a : personal supervision or responsibility : CHARGE b : MAINTENANCE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: care
Pronunciation: 'ka(&)r, 'ke(&)r
Function: noun
: responsibility for or attention to health, well-being, and safety —see ACUTE CARE, HEALTH CARE, INTENSIVE CARE, PRIMARY CARE, TERTIARY CARE —care intransitive verb cared; car·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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care

In addition to the idiom beginning with care, also see couldn't care less; for all (I care); in care of; in charge (the care of); take care; take care of; tender loving care; that's (takes care of) that.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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CARE
  1. Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
  2. Cooperative for American Relief to Europe
  3. Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act
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CARE

international aid and development organization that operates in some 35 countries worldwide.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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