care of

Variant of care

care definition

care (ker)

noun

    1. a troubled or burdened state of mind; worry; concern
    2. a cause of such a mental state
  2. close attention or careful heed to drive with care
  3. a liking or regard (for) to show no care for others
  4. charge; protection; custody left in a friend's care
  5. something to watch over or attend to; a responsibility

Etymology: ME < OE caru, sorrow < IE base *ĝar-, cry out, scream > L garrulus, garrulous, Goth kara, care, Ger kar-, in karfreitag, Good Friday

intransitive verb cared, caring car′·ing

  1. to have objection, worry, regret, etc.; mind do you care if I go?
  2. to feel concern or interest to care about others
  3. to feel love or a liking (for)
  4. to take charge of; look after; provide (for)
  5. to wish (for); want do you care for more pie?

transitive verb

  1. to feel concern about or interest in I don't care what you did
  2. to wish or desire do you care to eat now?
care Idioms

could care less

Etymology: corruption of phr. couldn't care less

Informal feel(s) the least possible degree of interest, sympathy, etc.

have a care

to be careful
also take care

(in) care of

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at the address of

take care of

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  1. to have charge of or be responsible for; look after; attend to
  2. to provide for; protect against trouble, want, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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