Care Needed Medical Careful Children Great Noun Keə(R

• some people were badly injured and needed medical care.
• we aim to continually improve the quality of patient care.
• how much do men share housework and the care of the children?
• to provide care for the elderly

care

Word Family

• care noun verb
• careful adjective (≠ careless)
• carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
• caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
1. the process of caring for somebody/something and providing what they need for their health or protection
• SEE ALSO childcare
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• Some people were badly injured and needed medical care.
• We aim to continually improve the quality of patient care.
• How much do men share housework and the care of the children?
• to provide care for the elderly
• With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years.
• skin/hair care products

Extra Examples

• She's still very frail and will need lots of tender loving care.
• The couple relied on informal care from relatives.
• We have improved the way doctors deliver care.
2. the fact of providing a home in an institution run by the local authority or with another family for children who cannot live with their parents
• Most children in care live with foster carers.
• The two girls were taken into care after their parents were killed.
• He had been in foster care since he was five.
• Mentors support teenagers leaving care.
3. attention or thought that you give to something that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage
• Great care is needed when choosing a used car.
• She chose her words with care.
• Fragile—handle with care (= written on a container holding something that is easily broken or damaged)
• Consumers must exercise care when buying medicines online.

Extra Examples

• The little girl was writing her name with painstaking care.
• She was charged with driving without due care and attention.
• Transporting the specimens requires great care.
4. a feeling of worry; something that causes problems or worries
• I felt free from the cares of the day as soon as I left the building.
• Sam looked as if he didn't have a care in the world.
5. used when writing to somebody at another person’s address
• Write to him care of his lawyer.
6. being cared for by somebody
• The child was left in the care of friends.
• You won’t come to any harm while you’re in their care.
• Many historic sites are in the care of the National Trust.
7. used when saying goodbye
• Bye! Take care!
8. to be careful
• Take care (that) you don’t drink too much!
• Care should be taken to close the lid securely.
9. to care for somebody/something/yourself; to be careful about something
• Who's taking care of the children while you're away?
• She takes great care of her clothes.
• He's old enough to take care of himself.
• You should take better care of yourself.
10. to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task
• Don't worry about the travel arrangements. They're all being taken care of.
• Celia takes care of the marketing side of things.
11. receiving medical care from somebody
• He's under the care of Dr Parks.
• refugees under the care of the relief agencies

Word Origin

• Old English caru (noun), carian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German chara ‘grief, lament’, charon ‘grieve’, and Old Norse kǫr ‘sickbed’.