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| Verb | 1. | care for - have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" |
| 2. |  care for - be fond of; be attached to love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for | |
| 3. |  care for - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"hyperventilate - produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient" massage - give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back" purge - excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity irrigate - supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound" doctor - give medical treatment to vet - provide (a person) with medical care nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed dispense, administer - give or apply (medications) dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds" splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, bleed - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" shock - subject to electrical shocks pack - treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice" cauterise, cauterize, burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, analyse, analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |
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care
noun1. A troubled or anxious state of mind:
3. Careful forethought to avoid harm or risk:
4. Attentiveness to detail:
carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, pain (used in plural), painstaking, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, thoroughness.
5. Cautious attentiveness:
6. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing:
7. The systematic application of remedies to effect a cure:
Informal: rehab.
care for
To have the care and supervision of:
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Translations
يُحِبُّ، يَرْغَبُيَعْتَني بِ ، يَهْتَمُّ بِ
mít rádstarat se o
holde afpassepleje
annast, sjá umòykja vænt um
care
(keə) noun1. close attention. Do it with care.
2. keeping; protection. Your belongings will be safe in my care.
3. (a cause for) worry. free from care; all the cares of the world.
4. treatment. medical care; skin care.
verb1. to be anxious or concerned. Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.
2. to be willing (to). Would you care to have dinner with me?
ˈcareful adjective1. taking care; being cautious. Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.
2. thorough. a careful search.
ˈcarefully adverbˈcarefulness noun
ˈcareless adjective
not careful (enough). This work is careless; a careless worker.
ˈcarelessly adverbˈcarelessness noun
ˈcarefree adjective
light-hearted. a carefree attitude.
care'giver noun someone whose job is to look after a sick or disabled person.
ˈcaretaker noun a person who looks after a building etc.
ˈcareworn adjective worn out by worry. a careworn face.
ˈcare for1. to look after (someone). The nurse will care for you.
2. to be fond of. I don't care for him enough to marry him.
care of (usually written c/o) at the house or address of.
take care to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc. Take care or you will fall!
take care of to look after. Their aunt took care of them when their parents died.
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