caring
- adjective
- /ˈkɛrɪŋ/
- She is a very caring teacher who always takes the time to help her students.
- a caring attitude
- warm and caring
- compassionate and caring
They were both smart, they're both caring, they're both passionate, you know.
- They were both smart, they're both caring, they're both passionate, you know.
- You can become stronger, wiser, more caring, more compassionate and more loving.
- And you know, I as this, you know, caring, benevolent voice.
- Feel like he'd be more caring if this was not happening.
- He's such a caring boy, and I'm so proud of him.
- First though, my next guest is tough but caring like a well meaning dominatrix.
- Are we good or bad, kind or cruel, caring or callous?
- You guys are so funny and smart and wonderful and caring and you've got great taste.
Examples
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Let me just say this: Austin was the most loyal and caring friend I ever had.
Fiction book (1997) -
I want my children and all the children they are with to be caring, compassionate people.
Academic text (2001) -
My mom is very caring, very hard working.
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Richard is warm, caring, and I love him, okay?
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It's time for you to stop being the perfect, caring husband, because I am fine.
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Does this mean that Bob was the truly caring doctor that everyone dreams of finding?
Fiction book (1998) -
Writing with his students helped them trust him more and fostered a positive, caring relationship between teacher and students.
Academic text (2012) -
A sensitive, caring woman, eager to help those in need because she herself had overcome such a troubled past.
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Today, a mentor is any caring, mature person who forms a one-on-one relationship with someone in need.
Academic text (1997) -
Societal values are the substance of a dynamic, caring, sharing, and cohesive society.
Academic text (1990)
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Etymology
Caring comes from the old English word care, which meant 'worry' or 'concern', and you can see the same root in the word careful. So, to be caring is to show concern and kindness for others.