The meaning of Caring

adjective

Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.

Usage examples:

His affectionate nature

adjective

Paying close attention to something.

Usage examples:

Never before had she had such an attentive audience

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.

adjective

Well meaning and kindly.

Usage examples:

He was something of a benevolent despot

adjective

Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

adjective

Gentle and kindly.

Usage examples:

His benign but firm manner

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

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…

adjective

Worried, troubled, or anxious.

Usage examples:

The villagers are concerned about burglaries

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

adjective

Careful not to inconvenience or harm others.

Usage examples:

She was unfailingly kind and considerate

adjective

Caring about and respectful of others

Usage examples:

He is always a kind and considerate host.

adjective

Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring.

Usage examples:

She was spoiled outrageously by her doting father

verb

Be extremely and uncritically fond of.

Usage examples:

She doted on her two young children

adjective

Showing that you love someone very much

Usage examples:

We saw photographs of the doting father with the baby on his knee.

noun

An emotional state or reaction.

Usage examples:

A feeling of joy

adjective

Showing emotion or sensitivity.

Usage examples:

She was a feeling child

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder

adjective

Having an affection or liking for.

Usage examples:

I'm very fond of mel

adjective

Having feelings of affection for someone or something, or having a liking for an activity

Usage examples:

I’m really fond of my aunt and enjoy seeing her., she had fond memories of her childhood., charles …

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

adjective

To be desired or approved of.

Usage examples:

It's good that he's back to his old self

noun

That which is morally right; righteousness.

Usage examples:

A mysterious balance of good and evil

adverb

Well.

Usage examples:

My mother could never cook this good

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…

adjective

Having or showing compassion or benevolence.

Usage examples:

Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals

adjective

Showing kindness, care, and sympathy toward others, esp. those who are suffering

Usage examples:

She felt it was more humane to kill the injured animal quickly than to let it suffer.

noun

A group of people or things having similar characteristics.

Usage examples:

All kinds of music

adjective

Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.

Usage examples:

She was a good, kind woman

Having a tender and considerate and helpful nature

adjective

(of a person) showing a lot of care and kindness for other people

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.

adjective

Feeling or showing love or great care.

Usage examples:

A loving father

verb

Feel deep affection for (someone).

Usage examples:

He loved his sister dearly

adjective

Providing and showing strong affection or affection and a strong attraction

Usage examples:

A loving home/relationship, he described his work in loving detail., grandma lovingly kissed the ba…

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

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.

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.

adjective

Having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.

Usage examples:

The cabinet minister responsible for education

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…

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 …

adjective

Kind and willing to help other people

adjective

Characterized by or showing interest or concern.

Usage examples:

She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students

adjective

Eager to help

Usage examples:

Carla becomes angry at her overly solicitous mother.

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…

adjective

Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.

Usage examples:

He was being so kind and tender

verb

Offer or present (something) formally.

Usage examples:

He tendered his resignation as leader

noun

An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price.

Usage examples:

We invited tenders for up to three more frigates

adjective

Absorbed in or involving thought.

Usage examples:

Brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration

adjective

Tending to think seriously about things

Usage examples:

You’re looking very thoughtful – what’s on your mind?, "oh, how thoughtful of you," dina said, open…

adjective

Of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.

Usage examples:

A warm september evening

verb

Make or become warm.

Usage examples:

I stamped my feet to warm them up

noun

A warm place or area.

Usage examples:

Stay in the warm, i've made up the fire for you

adjective

Kind and affectionate

Usage examples:

He was a warm-hearted man who helped me when i needed a friend.

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