care

/ˈker/

Middle English, "sorrow, distress, concern," going back to Old English cearu, caru, going back to Germanic *karō (whence also Old Saxon kara "sorrow, worry," Old High German chara, Old Norse kǫr "sickbed," Gothic kara "concern") perhaps going back to an Indo-European base *ǵehr-, *ǵhr- "make a sound, cry," whence Old Irish ad-gair "(s/he) accuses, sues," Middle Irish gáir "shout, cry," Welsh gawr, Greek gêrys "voice, speech," Middle Persian zryg, zryq "sorrow, suffering," Ossetic (Iron dialect) zæl- "make a sound," zar- "sing"

noun

  1. suffering of mind : grief

  2. a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility; also : something that causes such a state : a particular worry, concern, etc.

  3. a cause for such anxiety

care concern solicitude anxiety worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension. concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection.

verb

  1. to feel trouble or anxiety

  2. to feel interest or concern

  3. to give care

cared for his safety

care about freedom

noun

  1. the providing of what is needed for sustenance, well-being, or efficient operation

machines that don't need a lot of care and feeding