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GIVE CARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does give care mean?
• GIVE CARE (verb)
The verb GIVE CARE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GIVE CARE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide care for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
care; give care
Context example:
The nurse was caring for the wounded
Hypernyms (to "give care" is one way to...):
aid; assist; help (give help or assistance; be of service)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give care"):
dry-nurse (take care of an infant without breastfeeding it)
attend; look; see; take care (take charge of or deal with)
fuss; mother; overprotect (care for like a mother)
nurse (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Context examples
They may give care at home or in a hospital or other health care setting.
(Caregiver, NCI Dictionary)
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