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care types of care medical care • People expect good standards of medical care. health care • The government has put a lot more money into health care. hospital care • £50.6m is to be spent on hospital care. community care (= in the area where you live rather than in hospitals ) • Most mentally ill people are now treated through community care. home care (= in people’s own homes ) • You can find home care through family service agencies. patient care (= care of someone who is ill ) • The changes should lead to better patient care. inpatient/outpatient care (= for people in hospital/not in hospital ) • Outpatient care is generally less expensive than a stay in hospital. nursing care • The important thing is the quality of the nursing care. residential care (= for ill or old people in a place where they stay ) • They used the money to pay for residential care. intensive care (= for people who are very seriously ill ) • He needed intensive care for several weeks. after-school care • Children with both parents working long hours need after-school care. constant/round-the-clock care (= all day and all night ) • He needs round-the-clock care. short-term/long-term care • The home provides short-term care for elderly people. verbs provide care • The charity provides care and shelter for homeless people. need/require care • She had an aging mother who required constant care. receive care • Every citizen has the right to receive health care. care + NOUN a care worker British English (= someone whose job is looking after people ) • She's a part-time care worker with mentally ill adults. care services/facilities • How much money is spent on health care services?
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In addition to the idiom beginning with CARE, Also see COULDN'T CARE LESS; DEVIL-MAY-CARE; 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.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun looking after sb/sth ADJ. good, great He loved his books and took great care of them. | loving, tender She's still very frail and will need lots of tender loving care. | private | voluntary | constant, full-time, round-the-clock | continuing, long-term | short-term, temporary | daily, day-to-day, routine | intensive Last night she was critically ill in intensive care. an intensive care unit | clinical, emergency, health, medical, nursing, patient | hospital, inpatient, institutional, residential | day, non-hospital, outpatient | community | domestic, domiciliary, home, home-based | primary, secondary, tertiary | antenatal, dental, psychiatric | palliative | formal, informal The couple relied on informal care from relatives. | foster | public children in public care | pastoral, spiritual | client, customer | hair, skin VERB + CARE take He left his job to take care of his sick wife. I'll take care of hiring the car. | provide (sb with) | need, require | receive | take sb into The boys were taken into care when their parents died. CARE + NOUN services | centre, home, unit | manager, worker | management | plan, policy, programme | allowance | needs, order PREP. in ~ He had been in foster care since he was five. | in sb's ~ You won't come to any harm while you're in their care. Many historic sites are in the care of the National Trust. | under the ~ of He's under the care of Dr Parks. | ~ of PHRASES the quality/standard of care attention/thought given to sth ADJ. extreme, good, great Great care should be taken to ensure that the equipment is clean. | extra, special | infinite, the utmost | exquisite, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous The little girl was writing her name with painstaking care. | exaggerated, excessive He takes excessive care of his appearance. | due (formal), proper, reasonable The householder has a duty to take reasonable care for the visitor's safety. VERB + CARE exercise, take PREP. with ~ A label on the box read: ‘Glass?handle with care’. | without ~ He was found guilty of driving without due care and attention.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb ADV. deeply, genuinely, a lot, passionately, really, truly | hardly, not greatly, not much, not particularly He hardly cares what he does any more. I don't know which she chose, nor do I greatly care. PREP. about He really cares about the environment. | for You genuinely care for him, don't you? PHRASES be past caring I'm past caring what he does (= I don't care any more).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun good attention: He received very good care. verb have concern: You should care about your grades.
Simple Definitions
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care for sb LOOK AFTER 1. to look after someone or something, especially someone who is young, old or ill • The children are being cared for by a relative. • She can't go out to work because she has to stay at home to care for her elderly mother. • It's good to know that the dogs will be well cared for while we're away.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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care for sb LIKE 2. formal to love someone and feel romantic towards them • You know I care for you, Peter.
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carefulness care if you do something with care, you are careful to avoid damage, mistakes etc: • She put the needle in with great care . • Everyone should take care in the sun. caution care to avoid danger or risks, or care about trusting information that might not be true: • Her evidence should be treated with caution . • There was a certain lack of caution among investors. prudence a sensible and careful attitude that makes you avoid unnecessary risks - a rather formal use: • Banks should show more prudence in lending money. vigilance careful attention to what is happening, so that you will notice any danger or illegal activity: • Governments from across the world have called for greater vigilance against Internet-based crime. • There is a need for constant vigilance to protect vulnerable people. regard for something careful attention and consideration shown to something, to avoid danger or risks - used especially when someone fails to do this: • The court heard that the company had shown no regard for the safety of its employees. • These men are cold-blooded killers and have little regard for human life. tact care not to say anything that might offend or upset someone: • He handled the matter with a great deal of tact. discretion care to deal with situations in a way that does not embarrass, upset or offend people, especially by not telling any of their secrets: • Any confidential information was treated with discretion.
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