care
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɛə/
- (General American) enPR: kâr, IPA(key): /kɛɚ/, [kʰe(ə̯)ɻ], [kʰɛ(ə̯)ɻ]
Audio (US) (file) - (General Australian) enPR: kâr, IPA(key): /keː/
- (dialectal) enPR: kêr IPA(key): /kɪə(ɹ)/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
care (countable and uncountable, plural cares)
- (obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
- 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- More health and happiness betide my liege / Than can my care-tuned tongue deliver him!
- c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
- Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.
- 1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume VII, [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, page 265:
- One day, among the days, he bethought him of this and fell lamenting for that the most part of his existence was past and he had not been vouchsafed a son, to inherit the kingdom after him, even as he had inherited it from his fathers and forebears; by reason whereof there betided him sore cark and care and chagrin exceeding.
- Close attention; concern; responsibility.
- Care should be taken when holding babies.
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- I thank thee for thy care and honest pains.
- (countable, uncountable) Worry.
- I don't have a care in the world.
- 1956, Irving Berlin (lyrics and music), “Cheek to Cheek”:
- Yes, heaven, I'm in heaven / And the cares that hung around me through the week / Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
- (uncountable) Maintenance, upkeep.
- dental care
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 11:28:
- Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
- (uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
- 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly[1], volume 189, number 2, page 10:
- The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
- (uncountable) The state of being cared for by others.
- in care
- The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 17:
- Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares.
Quotations edit
- 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
- ‘Have a care, Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’
Derived terms edit
- aftercare
- aged care
- allocare
- baby-care
- babycare
- backcare
- birdcare
- bodycare
- care and attention
- care and feeding
- carebear
- care bear
- care factor
- care factor zero
- carefree
- carefront
- carefrontation
- careful
- care-giver
- caregiver
- caregiving
- care home
- carehouse
- care in the community
- care killed a cat
- care killed the cat
- careleaver
- careless
- careline
- caremonger
- caremongering
- care of
- care package
- careseeker
- careseeking
- caresome
- Care Sunday
- caretake
- caretaker
- care-taking
- caretaking
- careware
- carework
- careworker
- care-worn
- careworn
- carling
- childcare
- clothescare
- crit care
- critical care
- customer care
- day care
- daycare
- day care center
- deathcare
- dentalcare
- duty of care
- eldercare
- elderly care
- eyecare
- facecare
- floorcare
- footcare
- forecare
- foster care
- hair care
- haircare
- handcare
- have a care
- health care
- healthcare
- heartcare
- heck-care
- Hillary-care
- homecare
- home care
- housecare
- infantcare
- intensive care
- judicare
- kangaroo care
- landcare
- lawncare
- life-care
- lifecare
- managed care
- Medicare
- memory care
- miscare
- mouthcare
- nailcare
- not have a care in the world
- Obama-care
- oralcare
- overcare
- pal care
- palliative care
- pastoral care
- patientcare
- petcare
- point of care
- postcare
- precare
- primary care
- quaternary care
- respite care
- sandwich care
- secondary care
- self-care
- shoecare
- skincare
- standard of care
- suncare
- take care of
- telecare
- tender loving care
- tertiary care
- throughcare
- toothcare
- traincare
- transmural care
- Trump-care
- woodcare
- woundcare
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-West Germanic *karōn (“to care”), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (“to care”).
Cognate with Old Saxon karōn (“to lament”), Middle High German karen, karn (“to complain, lament, grieve, mourn”), archaic German karen (“to groan, gasp”), Alemannic German karen, kären (“to groan, gasp”), Swedish kära (“to fall in love”), Icelandic kæra (“to care, like”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn, “to be concerned”).
Verb edit
care (third-person singular simple present cares, present participle caring, simple past and past participle cared)
- (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
- "She doesn't care what you think." "I don't care, I'm still going."
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- […] What cares these roarers [i.e. thunder] for the name of king? […]
- 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
- And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- This newfound infatuation renders Bart uncharacteristically vulnerable. He suddenly has something to care about beyond causing trouble and makes a dramatic transformation from hell-raiser to gentleman about town.
- (intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards.
- Would you care for another slice of cake?
- Would you care to dance?
- I don't care to hear your opinion.
- (intransitive, informal, by extension) For it to matter to, or make any difference to.
- 2013, Addy Osmani, Developing Backbone.js Applications, page 175:
- An event aggregator facilitates a fire-and-forget model of communication. The object triggering the event doesn't care if there are any subscribers. It just fires the event and moves on.
- (intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.
- Young children can learn to care for a pet.
- He cared for his mother while she was sick.
- (intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.
- 2006, Grace Toney Edwards, JoAnn Aust Asbury, Ricky L. Cox, A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, Univ. of Tennessee Press, →ISBN, page 108:
- After introducing herself, the therapist then asked the patient if it would be all right to do the exercises which the doctor had ordered for her. The patient would response, "Well, I don't care to." For several days, the therapist immediately left the room and officially recorded that the patient had "refused" therapy. […] It was not until months later that this therapist […] discovered that she should have been interpreting "I don't care to" as "I don't mind" doing those exercises now.
Usage notes edit
- The sense “to want” is most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence, and may take a for clause (would you care for some tea?) or (as a catenative verb) takes a to infinitive (would you care to go with me?). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
- In the sense “to be concerned about”, care may idiomatically take a figurative amount as a direct object, as in the fixed phrase care a fig (equivalent to give a fig), or care one whit.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | (to) care | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | care | cared | |
2nd-person singular | care, carest† | cared, caredst† | |
3rd-person singular | cares, careth† | cared | |
plural | care | ||
subjunctive | care | cared | |
imperative | care | — | |
participles | caring | cared |
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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References edit
- ^ Stanley, Oma (1937), “I. Vowel Sounds in Stressed Syllables”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, , →ISBN, § 6, page 16.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kaʁ/
- Homophones: car, carent, cares, carre, carrent, carre, quarre, quarres, quarrent, quart
Verb edit
care
- inflection of carer:
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
care f pl
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- carē: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.reː/, [ˈkäreː]
- carē: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.re/, [ˈkäːre]
- cāre: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.re/, [ˈkäːrɛ]
- cāre: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.re/, [ˈkäːre]
Verb edit
carē
Adjective edit
cāre
Adverb edit
care (comparative carius, superlative carissimē)
- at a high price
References edit
- “care”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “care”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- care in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō. See Modern English care for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
care (plural cares)
- grief; sorrow [from 13th c.]
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
- Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde […].
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “cāre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
care
- inflection of cara (“walker; frequenting”):
Verb edit
care
- first-person singular present/imperative middle of carati (“to walk”)
- optative active singular of carati (“to walk”)
Romanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin quālis, quālem. Compare Italian quale and Aromanian cari, cai, care.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
care
- which
- Care din aceste jocuri este nou?
- Which of these games is new?
Inflection edit
Pronoun edit
care
- which, that, who
- El este un om care a văzut foarte multe lucruri.
- He is a man who has seen very many things.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
care n pl
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
care
References edit
- care in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Venetian edit
Adjective edit
care f