care

CEFRA1

/kɛə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Attention or help given to someone or something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To feel concern or interest about someone or something.

Examples

  • My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.

  • Some people were badly injured and needed medical care.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [kʰe(ə̯)ɹ]
  • /keː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Maintenance, upkeep.

  2. Close attention; concern; responsibility.

  3. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).

More examples

In context

  • They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.

  • Care should be taken when holding babies.

  • I don’t have a care in the world.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“shout, call”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”), Latin garriō, Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus). See also chary.