Word: 'care' • Extended Annotations

care

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore of care

care noun: Old English caru, cearu "sorrow, anxiety, grief; burdens of mind; serious mental attention"

in late Old English also "concern, anxiety caused by apprehension of evil or the weight of many burdens"

from Proto-Germanic karo- "lament", source of

Late 16^th century:
added meaning of "object or matter of concern"
take care of "take in hand, do", and
take care "be careful"

care verb: Old English carian, cearian "be anxious or solicitous; grieve; feel concern or interest"

from Proto-Germanic karo- "lament", source of

care noun

suffering of mind; grief
a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility; a cause for such anxiety
painstaking or watchful attention; maintenance
regard coming from desire or esteem
charge, supervision
a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude

care verb

Specific examples and quotes of care

then paste (Ctrl+P or Ctrl+V) wherever you want to share it.

~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense