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The modern colloquial expression I couldn't care less dates from the 1940s (Old English (up to 1150)D: the first example is of a book title). More recent is the American English expression I could care less, which has more or less the same meaning (My ordeal was over and I could care less what he did now). The stress pattern is different: normally on couldn't in the first and on the pronoun I in the second, which suggests an awareness of the switch and in some measure accounts for the synonymy of two apparently opposite constructions.

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also care for

noun

1. A troubled or anxious state of mind: angst, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry. See feelings.
2. A cause of distress or anxiety: concern, trouble, worry. See concern/unconcern.
3. Careful forethought to avoid harm or risk: calculation, carefulness, caution, chariness, gingerliness, precaution, wariness. See fear/courage.
4. Attentiveness to detail: carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, pain (used in plural), painstaking, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, thoroughness. See careful/careless.
5. Cautious attentiveness: carefulness, caution, gingerliness, heed, heedfulness, mindfulness, regard. See careful/careless.
6. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: charge, custody, guardianship, keeping, superintendence, supervision, trust. See care for/neglect.
7. The systematic application of remedies to effect a cure: regimen, rehabilitation, therapy, treatment. Informal rehab. See health/sickness, help/harm/harmless.

verb

To have an objection: mind, object. See concern/unconcern.

phrasal verb - care for

To have the care and supervision of: attend, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, takecarechargeof, take under one's wing. See care for/neglect.

Idioms beginning with care:
care package

In addition to the idiom beginning with care, also see couldn't care less; for all (I care); in care of; in charge (the care of); take care; take care of; tender loving care; that's (takes care of) that.

n

Definition: carefulness, attention to detail
Antonyms: carelessness, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight

n

Definition: personal interest, concern
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, ignorance, inattention, neglect, negligence, oversight, thoughtlessness, unconcern

v

Definition: regard highly
Antonyms: dislike, hate, not care

v

Definition: tend to
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Watchful attention; custody; diligence; concern; caution; as opposed to negligence or carelessness.

In the law of negligence, the standard of reasonable conduct determines the amount of care to be exercised in a situation. The care taken must be proportional to the apparent risk. As danger increases, commensurate caution must be observed.

Slight care is the care persons of ordinary prudence generally exercise in regard to their personal affairs of minimal importance.

Reasonable care, also known as ordinary care, is the degree of care, diligence, or precaution that may fairly, ordinarily, and properly be expected or required in consideration of the nature of the action, the subject matter, and the surrounding circumstances.

Great care is the degree of care that persons of ordinary prudence usually exercise with respect to their personal affairs of great importance.

Another type of care is that which a fiduciary — a person having a duty, created by his or her undertaking, to act primarily for another's benefit — exercises in regard to valuable possessions entrusted to him or her by another.

IN BRIEF: To feel interest or concern.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinions of those we don't care for. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916).

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Biography

By the time an album was released from the British duo Care, the group had been defunct for more than a decade. Care formed in Liverpool, England, in 1983. Featuring singer Paul Simpson (ex-keyboardist for the Teardrop Explodes) and guitarist Ian Broudie (of Big in Japan and Original Mirrors), Care blended Simpson's enchanting, heartbroken vocals and pensive lyrics with Broudie's shimmery riffs and gleaming synthesizers. Care's first single, "My Boyish Days," introduced the band's new wave style: sparkling keyboards, chiming guitars, and Simpson's dreamy, depressed croon. Care's next release, the lovelorn "Whatever Possessed You," sounded like the missing link between Echo & the Bunnymen and Joy Division. "Flaming Sword" landed on the British Top 50 in 1983; however, Simpson departed from Care before they could complete their Love Crowns and Crucifies LP. At the time, Simpson was involved in a self-destructive relationship with a female musician who was contributing to the album. Furthermore, Broudie's taste for gleeful commercial pop scraped against Simpson's need for darker, more serious fare. Consequently, the recorded tracks for Love Crowns and Crucifies were shelved. Simpson then re-formed the Wild Swans, while Broudie created the Lightning Seeds.

In 1990, Simpson and Broudie collaborated again on the Wild Swans' second full-length, Space Flower, but it was a short-lived reunion. Broudie immediately began recording another Lightning Seeds LP, while Simpson disappeared from the music scene until his Skyray project in the mid-'90s. Care were on the brink of fading into obscurity; however, a cult following in Japan and the Philippines, where Care's songs were more popular than they were in England, kept the group's memory afloat. Noticing the demand for Care records on the Internet, Camden released Diamonds and Emeralds in 1997, a compilation of the duo's singles, B-sides, and tracks intended for Love Crowns and Crucifies. Collected without permission from either Simpson or Broudie, Diamonds and Emeralds nevertheless finally presented Care's majestic work on CD. ~ Michael Sutton, Rovi

n

As a legal term, the opposite of negligence.

See words rhyming with "care."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Care.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omhu, omsorg, beskyttelse, bekymring
v. intr. - være bekymret
v. tr. - bekymre sig om, bryde sig om

idioms:

• care giver    plejer
• care of    c/o
• care worker    omsorgsassistent, sousassistent
• couldn't care less    kunne ikke være mere ligeglad
• take care    pas på dig selv
• who cares?    skidt med det

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ver)zorgen, zorgen voor, ergens om geven, bezwaar hebben, zin hebben in, bereid zijn te, zorg, verzorging, opvang, voorzichtigheid

Français (French)
n. - soin, soins, attention, (Admin, Jur) précautions, entretien, service (auprès des clients), à la garde de (qn), responsabilité de, aux bons soins de (sur une enveloppe), (Méd, Psych) soins, (GB, Admin Soc) l'assistance publique, souci
v. intr. - prendre à c¯ur, s'intéresser à, se soucier du bien-être de, se soucier de, aimer qn
v. tr. - aimer (qn), s'occuper de, entretenir (une voiture, un jardin), prendre soin de

idioms:

• care giver    personnel soignant
• care of    aux bons soins de
• care worker    assistant social, personnel soignant
• couldn't care less    se moquer de, se ficher de
• for all you care    pour ce que cela vous fait
• take care    prendre soin, faire attention
• take care of    prendre soin de, faire attention à
• who cares?    qu'est ce que cela peut bien faire

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich sorgen, sich kümmern, aufpassen auf
n. - Sorgfalt, Sorge, Betreuung, Fürsorge, Pflege, Obhut, Vorsicht

idioms:

• care giver    Alten-/ Behindertenpfleger
• care of    bei
• care worker    Pfleger
• couldn't care less    völlig gleichgültig
• for all you care    deinerseits
• take care    sich vorsehen
• take care of    auf jmdn./etw. aufpassen, sich um jmdn./etw. kümmern
• who cares?    Was soll's, Wen kümmert es

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (γ)νοιάζομαι, ενδιαφέρομαι, έχω αδυναμία σε, θέλω
n. - φροντίδα, έγνοια, μέλημα, επιμέλεια, μέριμνα, προσοχή, ευθύνη

idioms:

• care giver    επισκέπτης-βοηθός (ατόμων που χρήζουν βοήθειας)
• care of    φροντίδι του
• care worker    επισκέπτης-βοηθός (ατόμων που χρήζουν βοήθειας)
• couldn't care less    δε δίνω δεκάρα, δε μου καίγεται καρφί
• take care    φροντίζω, προσέχω, έχω το νου μου
• who cares?    δε με νοιάζει, σιγά τα λάχανα

Italiano (Italian)
importare, curarsi, voler bene, cura, preoccupazione, sollecitudine, assistenza, prudenza, cautela, precauzione

idioms:

• care giver    prestatore di cura
• care of    all'attenzione di
• care worker    assistente sociale
• couldn't care less    non poteva importarmene di meno
• for all one cares    per quel che importa
• who cares?    chi se ne frega?

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cuidar de, preocupar-se com, interessar-se por
n. - cuidado (m), proteção (f), preocupação (f)

idioms:

• care giver    responsável (m) por cuidar de
• care of    aos cuidados de
• care worker    assistente (m) social
• couldn't care less    não me importo
• for all one cares    não dar importância
• intensive care    cuidado (m) intensivo
• take care    tome cuidado
• who cares?    E daí?

Русский (Russian)
заботиться, ухаживать, забота, уход, лечение

idioms:

• care giver    обслуживает больных
• care of    ответственность за что-либо, для передачи
• care worker    социальный работник
• couldn't care less    мне наплевать
• for all one cares    кому это надо
• intensive care    интенсивная терапия
• take care    (разг.) "Осторожно!", (амер.) "фо свидания!"
• who cares?    кому это надо

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuidado, esmero, solicitud, atención, preocupación, asistencia, control, supervisión, prudencia, cautela, precaución
v. intr. - interesarse, preocuparse
v. tr. - importar a, cuidar

idioms:

• care giver    asistente de minusválidos
• care of    a cargo, para entregar a
• care worker    asistente social
• couldn't care less    ¡me trae completamente sin cuidado!, ¡me importa un pepino!
• for all you care    por mí, para lo que me importa
• take care    tener cuidado
• take care of    tener cuidado, ocuparse de
• who cares?    ¿que más da?, ¡y a mí qué!

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bry sig om, intressera sig för, sörja för, tycka om
n. - bekymmer, omsorg, omvårdnad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
注意, 烦恼, 照料, 关心, 喜爱, 照顾, 在意

idioms:

• care giver    给予关怀者
• care of    由...转交
• care worker    给予关怀者
• couldn't care less    一点也不在乎
• take care    提防, 监守, 小心
• who cares?    谁在乎, 管得着吗?

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 注意, 煩惱, 照料
v. intr. - 關心, 喜愛, 照顧
v. tr. - 在意

idioms:

• care giver    給予關懷者
• care of    由...轉交
• care worker    給予關懷者
• couldn't care less    一點也不在乎
• take care    提防, 監守, 小心
• who cares?    誰在乎, 管得著嗎?

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 걱정, 주의, 관심
v. intr. - 걱정하다, 돌보다, 하고자 하다
v. tr. - ~하는데 조심하다

idioms:

• take care    조심하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ケア, 心配, 心配事, 関心, 注意, 世話, 介護
v. - 心配する, 世話する, 愛する

idioms:

• care giver    子供､老人や障害者の世話人
• care of    …気付
• care worker    福祉施設の労働者
• for all one cares    知ったことではない
• not care a hang    他人をのことを気にしない
• not care a stiver    価値のないことを気にしない
• not care a straw    ちっとも構わない
• take care    注意する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهتم, يعتني, يرعى (الاسم) عنايه, اهتمام, رعايه, حرص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפול, זהירות, תשומת-לב, דאגה, פיקוח, התעניינות, עיסוק, דבר שיש לעשותו‬
v. intr. - ‮התעניין, דאג, רצה‬
v. tr. - ‮דאג, רצה‬

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