What does “care” mean?
- 1
verbto feel that something or someone is important to you
I don’t care what other people think.
- 2
nounthe work of looking after someone or something
The baby needs constant care.
- 3
nounattention you give to avoid mistakes or damage
Handle these glasses with care.
Care at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /kɛr/ · KAIR
How to use “care” correctly
“Care about” means something matters to you; “care for” or “take care of” means look after: “She takes care of her grandmother.”
Common phrases with “care”
- take care of
- care about
- health care
- with care
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- careful
- careless
- caring
- carefully
“care” is on these word lists
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