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Dictionary definition: care
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- The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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care
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ke(ə)r
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n.
1.
the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something:
the care of the elderly.
2.
serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk:
he planned his departure with great care.
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an object of concern or attention:
the cares of family life.
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a feeling of or occasion for anxiety:
without a care in the world.
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v. [
intr.
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1.
feel concern or interest; attach importance to something:
they don't
care about
human life
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tr.
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I don't care what she says.
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