Search results for 'care':

care noun 1 attention and thoroughness. 2 caution; gentleness; regard for safety. 3 the activity of looking after someone or something, or the state of being looked after. 4 worry or anxiety. 5 a cause for worry; a responsibility. verb (cared, caring) intrans 1 to mind or be upset by something, or the possibility of something. 2 (usually care about or for someone or something) to concern oneself about them or be interested in them. 3 to wish or be willing • Would you care to come? as if I, etc care or cared colloq it doesn't matter to me, etc. care of (abbreviation c/o) written on letters, etc addressed to a person at someone else's address. for all I, etc care colloq without upsetting me, etc in the least. have a care! old use be more careful, considerate, etc. I, etc couldn't care less colloq it doesn't matter to me, etc in the least. in care being looked after by a local authority, etc, or in a hospital, etc, instead of at home. take care to be cautious, watchful or thorough. take care of someone or something 1 to look after them. 2 to attend to or organize them.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon caru anxiety or sorrow.