Care - English meaning

noun

The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Usage examples:

The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the un

noun

With the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization

Usage examples:

The project was set up under the aegis of the university.

noun

The quality of being alert.

Usage examples:

Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper

noun

The state of being ready to see, understand, and act in a particular situation

Usage examples:

One study found that the strongest factor influencing driver alertness was the time of day., i thin…

noun

Notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important.

Usage examples:

He drew attention to three spelling mistakes

noun

The act of directing the mind to listen, see, or understand; notice

Usage examples:

In order to learn anything, you have to pay attention., it’s hard to command the attention of 23 ei…

noun

Written on an envelope or at the top of a letter to show who should read it

Usage examples:

Letters should be marked for the attention of jane mills.

noun

The action of paying close attention to something.

Usage examples:

Half the children who ate the cereal showed no improvement in attentiveness

noun

The fact of paying attention and listening carefully

Usage examples:

She brings a scholar’s attentiveness to detail to her job., the pianist was extraordinary, as you c…

noun

The quality of being helpful and taking care of others

Usage examples:

Parents worry over a school’s quality and the attentiveness of its staff., a condolence note should…

noun

Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Usage examples:

We need to raise public awareness of the issue

noun

Knowledge and understanding of a particular activity, subject, etc.

Usage examples:

Customer/public/consumer awareness assessment procedures reveal how effectively the brand translate…

noun

Knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience

Usage examples:

Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously., environmental awareness h…

verb

Look after a child or children while the parents are out.

Usage examples:

I babysit for my neighbour sometimes

verb

To take care of a baby or child, esp. as a job

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’m going to babysit on tuesday night., our babysitter is a college student.

verb

To take care of someone's baby or child while that person is out, usually by going to the person's home

Usage examples:

I babysit for jane on tuesday evenings while she goes to her yoga class.

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

Usage examples:

The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

noun

A business or company

Usage examples:

Two of the country's largest steel concerns are considering cuts in production., concern about/over…

adjective

Having the duty of taking care of something

Usage examples:

The government’s energy regulatory board is responsible for nuclear safety., we are not responsible…

adjective

Used to describe something, for example, a job, where you are able to act and make decisions on your own

Usage examples:

It's a responsible job for which i've been well rewarded., he is responsible for the council's wast…

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

noun

The quality of giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something

Usage examples:

It is evident from her notes that she read with great carefulness., the carefulness of his answer m…

noun

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

Usage examples:

Anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution

verb

Say something as a warning.

Usage examples:

The chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained

noun

A warning

Usage examples:

It’s a good time to invest, he said, but a word of caution is in order., use caution when approachi…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

To take care of someone's children in your home while that person is doing something else

Usage examples:

She's already asked me to childmind for her when she has her children., the mother of two from nort…

noun

The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

Usage examples:

Circumspection is required in the day-to-day exercise of administrative powers

noun

The quality of being careful not to take risks

Usage examples:

This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection.

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

The protective care or guardianship of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The property was placed in the custody of a trustee

noun

The right or duty to care for someone or something, as for a child whose parents have separated or died

Usage examples:

The court awarded custody of the child to the mother., the police have taken the suspect into custo…

noun

The legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.

Usage examples:

Investment advisers with actual custody of clients' funds pose a higher risk to clients.

noun

The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.

Usage examples:

She knew she could rely on his discretion

noun

Choice, or the right to make a choice, based on judgment

Usage examples:

Troopers have discretion in deciding whom to stop for speeding., whether or not to hold the meeting…

noun

The right to choose something, or to choose to do something, according to what seems most suitable in a particular situation

Usage examples:

At sb's discretion/at the discretion of sb payment in lieu of notice to redundant workers is at the…

verb

Encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).

Usage examples:

The teacher's task is to foster learning

combining form

Denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering.

Usage examples:

Foster-parent

verb

To take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent

Usage examples:

Foster a child would you consider fostering a child?

idiom

Used as a way of saying you do not care about something, especially the annoying things that someone else is doing or saying

Usage examples:

I don't give a damn what he thinks of me!

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

Usage examples:

Two men were left to guard the stockade

noun

A person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.

Usage examples:

A security guard

noun

A person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

Usage examples:

Prison guards, security guards, post a guard there are guards posted (= standing and watching) at e…

noun

The position of protecting or defending something.

Usage examples:

Guardianship of traditional beliefs and standards

noun

The state or duty of being a guardian

noun

Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.

Usage examples:

He looked to his father for inspiration and guidance

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems

Usage examples:

She never got any guidance when she needed it., the school district needs another guidance counselo…

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or to deal with problems

Usage examples:

Give/offer/provide guidance (to sb) the website offers guidance to employers on employment law., gu…

verb

Pay attention to; take notice of.

Usage examples:

He should have heeded the warnings

noun

Careful attention.

Usage examples:

If he heard, he paid no heed

verb

To pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning

Usage examples:

Heed advice/a warning the airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lac…

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

idiom

Follow with the eyes or the mind

phrase

Keep under careful observation.

Usage examples:

Dealers are keeping an eye on the currency markets

idiom

To watch someone or something or stay informed about the person’s behavior, esp. to keep someone out of trouble

Usage examples:

Keep an eye on your brother while i’m out, please.

noun

The action or fact of owning, maintaining, or protecting something.

Usage examples:

The keeping of dogs

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Doing something you promised or had scheduled

Usage examples:

We all get together for dinner once a month, in keeping with (= following) family tradition.

collocation

Keep under careful scrutiny

phrasal verb

Take care of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister

phrasal verb

To care for or be in charge of someone or something

Usage examples:

He looks after his son during the day., annie can look after herself.

noun

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

Usage examples:

The management of the economy

noun

The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

Usage examples:

A lot of thoughts ran through my mind

verb

Be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.

Usage examples:

I don't mind the rain

noun

The part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things

Usage examples:

Her mind was full of what had happened the night before, and she just wasn't concentrating., of cou…

noun

The provision of assistance or care.

Usage examples:

The kitchen was made spotless by the ministrations of a cleaning lady

noun

A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.

Usage examples:

A team of doctors and nurses

verb

Give medical and other attention to (a sick person).

Usage examples:

He was gradually nursed back to health

noun

A greyish australian shark of shallow inshore waters.

Usage examples:

Here a grey nurse shark gets among the baitfish.

noun

The practice of observing the requirements of law, morality, or ritual.

Usage examples:

Strict observance of the rules

noun

A ceremony or action to celebrate a holiday or a religious or other important event

Usage examples:

[ c ] memorial day observances, [ u ] financial markets will be closed monday in observance of labo…

noun

The act of obeying a law or following a religious custom

Usage examples:

Religious observances such as fasting

verb

Keep safe from harm or injury.

Usage examples:

He tried to protect kelly from the attack

verb

Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

verb

To keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

He says he was protecting his home and family., a citizens’ group worked to protect forest areas.

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

noun

The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

Usage examples:

We need to exercise prudence in such important matters

noun

The state of being careful in the way you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks

Usage examples:

The challenge we are trying to meet is balancing financial prudence with the need for success., eco…

noun

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.

Usage examples:

A true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them achieve goals

noun

A duty to take care of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] with this promotion, jorge’s responsibilities will be increased., [ u ] parents must assume r…

noun

Something that it is your job or duty to deal with

Usage examples:

Responsibility to do sth as a board member, i have a responsibility to ask questions., responsibili…

phrasal verb

Be harmonious with something.

Usage examples:

His shyness doesn't sit easily with hollywood tradition

phrasal verb

To be considered by someone

Usage examples:

When someone calls you "a woman of letters," how does that sit with you?, their long conversations …

noun

The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision.

Usage examples:

The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent

noun

The action of supervising someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

noun

The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

Usage examples:

Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

idiom

To be responsible for someone or something

Usage examples:

I have to take care of my little sister this afternoon., i was hoping a little money would take car…

idiom

To accept responsibility for something and have control over it

Usage examples:

She took charge of the project and made sure it was finished on time.

verb

Regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.

Usage examples:

Written language tends to be formal

verb

Care for or look after; give one's attention to.

Usage examples:

Varela tended plants on the roof

verb

To be likely to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect

Usage examples:

We tend to eat at home., children tend to be like their parents., he carefully tends his garden all…

noun

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Relations have to be built on trust

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

verb

To have confidence in something, or to believe in someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] trust me – i would never lie to you., [ t ] i was tested, but i’m not sure i trust the result…

noun

A situation in which someone's money or property is managed by another person or organization

Usage examples:

The funds are now temporarily in trusteeship., she resigned her trusteeship.

noun

Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.

Usage examples:

The organizations remained under firm government tutelage

noun

The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

Usage examples:

Security duties that demand long hours of vigilance

noun

More careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger

Usage examples:

The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered bef…

noun

A situation in which a person, usually a child, is legally put under the care of a court or a guardian (= a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself)

Usage examples:

The teenager became a ward of the court, but the wardship expired on his 18th birthday., the wardsh…

noun

Caution about possible dangers or problems.

Usage examples:

Her mother's wariness of computers

verb

Look at or observe attentively over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Lucy watched him go

noun

A small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.

Usage examples:

My watch had stopped

verb

Look attentively

noun

The quality or state of being watchful (= paying careful attention)

Usage examples:

There was a certain watchfulness over unattended luggage at railway stations., although bread-makin…