to take care
168
1.8
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk kɛr/
:
tener cuidado
- Take care, Uncle Martin.
- take care to avoid
- take care when choosing
Jesus, man, take care of yourself, man.
- Jesus, man, take care of yourself, man.
- I will see you on Wednesday for a new video and until then, take care, stay safe, bye.
- So one has to take care to not do these scans for too long time.
- You know you'll get a frostbite, so, you know, take care with that.
- Thanks a lot for watching, take care and see you soon.
- Until then, have a great Sunday, take care, bye.
- Once again, thank you so much for watching and of course, take care and on this occasion, goodnight.
Examples
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You take care, now.
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It is important to take care when handling sharp tools to prevent accidents.
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And until next time, take care and bye bye.
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Before that, take care and have a great Sunday.
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Thanks a lot for watching, take care and see you soon.
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So take care and goodbye from me.
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Be well, take care and keep learning.
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So take care everyone, stay safe and I'll see you soon.
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- You take care, sweetie.
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Take care in Vietnam, won't you?
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To be careful and pay attention to possible danger
979
1.0
Take care to avoid danger or getting hurt
582
3.0
To be careful to avoid danger or trouble
271
2.1
To pay careful attention to something
136
4.1
Be careful and watch for danger
85
5.6
Be careful to avoid danger or upsetting someone
63
3.7
Be careful when you move and act to avoid danger and trouble
42
3.4
Choose a careful option to avoid risks
25
3.6
Do things to avoid harm or danger
11
6.2
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
9
5.6
To act carefully to avoid hurting feelings or making mistakes
6
3.9
Act carefully to avoid mistakes, danger, or upsetting others
4
3.5
To treat someone or something gently to avoid harm
2
4.5
To listen carefully to advice or warnings
1
6.4
To pay careful attention to what someone says or does
Antonyms
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to be cautious or attentive' is directly derivable from combining 'take' (assume or adopt) with 'care' (caution, attention), so the phrase literally means to adopt caution. This verb+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase take care used to mean 'be careful' comes from the picture of someone needing to take extra care with their steps, for example on ice, and watch what they do. That's why saying 'take care' means 'be careful' or 'watch out'.