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care is a noun and verb meaning "the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something". It carries 11 recorded senses.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
“no medical care was required”
“the old car needs constant attention”
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
“he exercised caution in opening the door”
“he handled the vase with care”
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
“he is in the care of a bodyguard”
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
“he wrote the manual on car care”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
“I can deal with this crew of workers”
“This blender can't handle nuts”
“She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for care come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.