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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.
EXPANDtemporary 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.
COLLAPSEgrief; 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 followed by for): Will you care for the children while I am away?
10.
to have an inclination, liking, fondness, or affection (usually followed by for): Would you care for dessert? I don't care for him very much.
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Take care of
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
verb (used with object)
Idioms11.
to feel concern about: He doesn't care what others say.
12.
to wish; desire; like: Would you care to dance?
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:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English caru, cearu, cognate with Gothic kara, Old High German chara lament; (v.) Middle English caren, Old English cearian, carian
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English caru, cearu, cognate with Gothic kara, Old High German chara lament; (v.) Middle English caren, Old English cearian, carian
Related forms
car·er, noun
non·car·ing, adjective
o·ver·care, noun
un·car·ing, adjective
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.
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.
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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Word Origin & History
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
EXPANDfrom 1946; could care less in the same sense (with an understood negative) is 1966. Care figures in many "similies of indifference" in the form don't care a _____, with the blank filled by fig, pin, button, cent, straw, rush, point, farthing, snap, etc.
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Slang Dictionary
take care of (so) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
take care of
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Attend to, assume responsibility for, as in Go ahead to the movies, I'll take care of parking the car, or They've hired someone to take care of the children for a week. [Late 1500s]
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Beat up or kill someone, as in If he didn't pay up they threatened to take care of him and his family. [Slang; c. 1930]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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