What is the best definition of care?
1. a troubled state of mind; worry or concern. 2. a cause or object of worry or concern. 3. serious attention; caution: to devote great care to one's work. 4. protection; charge: under the care of a doctor. 5. temporary keeping: We left our cat in the care of friends. 6. to be concerned; have thought or regard.
How do you use the word care in a sentence?
7. careful or serious attention: under her care the plant flourished; he does his work with care. 8. protective or supervisory control: in the care of a doctor. 10. an object of or cause for concern: the baby's illness was her only care. 11. caution: handle with care.
What is the adjective for careful?
(obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous. “A lot of problems can be avoided with careful planning.”