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care

/kɛɚ/ noun A1
  1. Close attention; concern; responsibility. (countable, uncountable) · Care should be taken when holding babies.
  2. Worry. (countable, uncountable) · I don’t have a care in the world.
  3. Maintenance, upkeep. (uncountable) · dental care
  4. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession). (uncountable)
  5. The object of watchful attention or anxiety. (countable, uncountable)

Plural cares

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“I believe that, besides the packet, Captain Leclere confided a letter to his care.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 7 · C1
The Goatherd scolded them for their ingratitude in leaving him, when during the storm he had taken more care of them than of his own herd.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 21 · B2
I don’t care who kills her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 72 · B2
Not one of us is safe while this fierce creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to take care of ourselves when you came among us.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 135 · B2

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