English dictionary

care

/k/(@)/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

noun.act

Examples
No medical care was required.

Synonyms aid attention tending

Source: WordNet 3.0
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

noun.cognition

Examples
He handled the vase with care.

Synonyms caution forethought precaution

Source: WordNet 3.0
an anxious feeling

noun.feeling

Examples
Care had aged him.

Synonyms concern fear

Source: WordNet 3.0
a cause for feeling concern

noun.feeling

Examples
His major care was the illness of his wife.

Source: WordNet 3.0
attention and management implying responsibility for safety

noun.act

Examples
He is in the care of a bodyguard.

Synonyms charge guardianship tutelage

Source: WordNet 3.0
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

noun.act

Examples
He wrote the manual on car care.

Synonyms maintenance upkeep

Source: WordNet 3.0
A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

noun

Source: webster1913

feel concern or interest

verb.emotion

Examples
I really care about my work.

I don't care.

Source: WordNet 3.0
provide care for

verb.social

Synonyms give care

Source: WordNet 3.0
prefer or wish to do something

verb.emotion

Examples
Do you care to try this dish?

Synonyms like wish

Source: WordNet 3.0
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb.social

Synonyms deal handle manage

Source: WordNet 3.0
be concerned with

verb.emotion

Synonyms worry

Source: WordNet 3.0
To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.

verb

Source: webster1913