English
rank|following|fell|different|388|care|war|short|able
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/k��/, SAMPA|/kE@/
(General American|US) IPA|/k�ɹ/, SAMPA|/kEr/
audio|en-us-care.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology 1
Old English cearu.
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- A concern or responsibility.
#:* Care should be taken when holding babies.
#:* I don't have a care in the world.
- The career/subject of looking after people.
- Not looked after by parents or foster parents (in care).
Derived terms
Care Sunday
caregiving
Translations
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Czech: pé�e f (looking after people)
Finnish: huoli (1), hoito (2)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاگا
German: Sorge f (1), Pflege f (2,3),
Old English: cearu f (1)
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Serbian: briga, nega, skrb
Slovenian: skrb f (1), briga (1)
Quotations
1925: Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
Etymology 2
Old English carian.
Verb
en-verb|car|ing
- intransitive To be concerned about, have an interest in.
#: I don't care what you think.
- intransitive To look after.
#: Young children can learn to care for a pet.
- intransitive To be mindful of.
- Polite or formal way to say want.
#: Would you care for another cake?
#: Would you care to dance?
Usage notes
Sense 4. Most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence.
Sense 4. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
trans-top|to look after
Czech: pe�ovat, starat se
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Chinese: ��/��, ��/��<sup>1</sup>
Finnish: välittää (1), huolehtia (1, 2), hoitaa (2)
German: sich interessieren (1), sich kümmern (um) (2), sorgen (für) (2)
Indonesian: rawat|merawat, asuh|mengasuh, bina|membina, peduli, perduli, acuh
Japanese: �話��� (�����, sewa wo suru), ���� (������, mend�-miru)
Kurdish: KUchar|گ��, KUchar|گ��دا�
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Old English: carian (1)
Romanian: p�sa
Serbian: skrbiti (2)
Slovene: skrbeti (2)
Vietnamese: �� ý (�ến) (1, 3), nuôi (2), thương (in a loving sense)
<sup>1</sup>In recent years, it has become increasingly popular to use the English directly in a Chinese sentence. For example:
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Category:English abstract nouns
Italian
Adjective
care f plural
- (feminine plural form of caro) dear (beloved; expensive; in salutation of a letter)
Romanian
Etymology
L.|ro qualis
Pronunciation
IPA|/'ka.re/
Pronoun
care
- which
Inflection
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| colspan=3 | care
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Category:Romanian pronouns
ang:care
ar:care
de:care
fa:care
fr:care
hy:care
io:care
it:care
ku:care
hu:care
ja:care
pt:care
ru:care
simple:care
fi:care
ta:care
te:care
vi:care
uk:care
zh:care
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