Care
noun
The act of looking after someone or something.
She provides care for elderly people.
Often appears as...
- take care
- personal care
verb
To feel concern or interest, attaching importance to something.
I care deeply about the environment.
Often appears as...
- who cares?
- care about
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Close attention to avoid mistake or accident.
Take care while crossing the road.
Often appears as...
- take care
- with great care
noun
Worry or stress.
He has many cares on his mind.
Often appears as...
- without a care in the world
- have a care
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The process of protecting one's health.
He requires special medical care.
Often appears as...
- health care
- medical care
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To attend to the needs of, especially in the terms of aid or care.
Jane cared for her younger brother while their parents were away.
Often appears as...
- care for someone
- care for something
noun
The act of looking after someone or something.
She provides care for elderly people.
Often appears as...
- take care
- personal care
verb
To feel concern or interest, attaching importance to something.
I care deeply about the environment.
Often appears as...
- who cares?
- care about
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Close attention to avoid mistake or accident.
Take care while crossing the road.
Often appears as...
- take care
- with great care
noun
Worry or stress.
He has many cares on his mind.
Often appears as...
- without a care in the world
- have a care
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The process of protecting one's health.
He requires special medical care.
Often appears as...
- health care
- medical care
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To attend to the needs of, especially in the terms of aid or care.
Jane cared for her younger brother while their parents were away.
Often appears as...
- care for someone
- care for something
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies emotional investment in the person or thing being cared for.
Her care for the stray dogs was touching.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Notion
Suggests a sense of duty or responsibility towards the person or item.
As the eldest sibling, she took on the care of her younger sisters.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies emotional investment in the person or thing being cared for.
Her care for the stray dogs was touching.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Notion
Suggests a sense of duty or responsibility towards the person or item.
As the eldest sibling, she took on the care of her younger sisters.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotionally Charged
Often implies emotional investment in the person or thing being cared for.
Her care for the stray dogs was touching.
Pro Tip 2/2Responsibility Notion
Suggests a sense of duty or responsibility towards the person or item.
As the eldest sibling, she took on the care of her younger sisters.
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What is fat? - George...
They don't go rancid, they're more stable during deep frying, and they can change the texture of foods in ways that other fats just can't. They're also terrible for your health, by far worse than saturated fat, even though technically they're a type of unsaturated fat. Now, I know that seems crazy, but your body doesn't care
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they're the deep calls that they make it's so perfectly adapted to that forest which is really really dense you can hear them a long way away you hear that deep lovely noise and partly you feel it and going through your body the the dad does all the parental care
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Will the ocean ever run...
respect for the local communities that rely on the ocean, and for fish as wild animals. And then the rules must be enforced. International collaboration is often needed, too, because fish don't care about our borders. We need to end overfishing. Ecosystems,
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The benefits of a good...
but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,
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Oviraptorid Defends Her...
It now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs. It's a behaviour that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds. But the fossils show something else.
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UK National Parks in 100...
which are mostly used for rearing cows and sheep our national parks were created to conserve and enhance their wildlife beauty heritage and use there for all of us to enjoy care for and benefit from
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds
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How math saved my life PIPE...
said he'd a clicker here sorry about that I didn't get it clicker sorry thank you unless you count lunch and recess I was one of those kids that did not care
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Sir David Attenborough...
about that surely we have a responsibility to care for our blue planet the future of humanity and indeed all life on earth now depends on us
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What is fat? - George...
They don't go rancid, they're more stable during deep frying, and they can change the texture of foods in ways that other fats just can't. They're also terrible for your health, by far worse than saturated fat, even though technically they're a type of unsaturated fat. Now, I know that seems crazy, but your body doesn't care
Video examples
Your body language may...
is, can power posing for a few minutes really change your life in meaningful ways? This is in the lab, it's this little task, it's just a couple of minutes. Where can you actually apply this? Which we cared about, of course. And so we think where you want to use this is evaluative situations,
Video examples
Filming The World's...
they're the deep calls that they make it's so perfectly adapted to that forest which is really really dense you can hear them a long way away you hear that deep lovely noise and partly you feel it and going through your body the the dad does all the parental care
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
respect for the local communities that rely on the ocean, and for fish as wild animals. And then the rules must be enforced. International collaboration is often needed, too, because fish don't care about our borders. We need to end overfishing. Ecosystems,
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,
Video examples
Oviraptorid Defends Her...
It now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs. It's a behaviour that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds. But the fossils show something else.
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
which are mostly used for rearing cows and sheep our national parks were created to conserve and enhance their wildlife beauty heritage and use there for all of us to enjoy care for and benefit from
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still widespread today with birds
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
said he'd a clicker here sorry about that I didn't get it clicker sorry thank you unless you count lunch and recess I was one of those kids that did not care
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Sir David Attenborough...
about that surely we have a responsibility to care for our blue planet the future of humanity and indeed all life on earth now depends on us
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I don't care if someone is new to acting or experienced in acting: you always learn something from them. It's just like people in life - whether they're young or middle-aged or old, you always learn something from someone.
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Anne Frank
German Writer
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
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Virgil
Roman Poet
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
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Paul Walker
American Actor
I don't care what it is in life: listen to your heart. If you do, no matter what, you win.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
The thing I really care about is the mission, making the world open.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
I don't care who you are, life has challenges.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I don't care if someone is new to acting or experienced in acting: you always learn something from them. It's just like people in life - whether they're young or middle-aged or old, you always learn something from someone.
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Anne Frank
German Writer
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway.
Quote examples
Theodore Roosevelt
American President
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
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Virgil
Roman Poet
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
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Paul Walker
American Actor
I don't care what it is in life: listen to your heart. If you do, no matter what, you win.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
The thing I really care about is the mission, making the world open.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
I don't care who you are, life has challenges.
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