to take care of

Examples

• All

• A female participant's uncle helped take care of her family after the loss of her father.

  Academic text (2008)

• I'm going to go take care of it, all right?

• That part we already know how to take care of, right?

• And you also have to take care of yourself on the back end.

  DoctorRamani

• My mission is to take care of people.

  Jack Be Nimble (2022)

• You can take care of him for a night.

  Eraserhead (1977)

• I told him that I was trying to take care of my family and my kids.

  Academic text (1992)

• Often, a girl of 12, 13, or 14 is left to take care of the younger children.

  Academic text (2008)

• As one inhabitant put it, "When you take care of the animal, you take care of yourself."

  Academic text (1999)

• As a volunteer, my goal is to take care of the animals at the shelter.

Synonyms

H

to handle

vsto take care of

∞ 2.1

Deal with a task, person, or situation

is closer to personal welfare as well as handling tasks

K

to keep

vsto take care of

∞ 1.0

To look after someone and provide food or shelter

is broader, applying also to short tasks and problem handling

C

to care

vsto take care of

∞ 1.0

To look after someone or something so they stay safe and well

adds the idea that tasks and problem handling are also included

L

to look after

vsto take care of

472 1.1

Take care of someone or something to keep them safe and working

can refer both to personal welfare and to handling tasks or issues

C

to care for

vsto take care of

347 1.0

Look after a sick or injured person and give them needed help

is broader, covering general welfare and nonmedical tasks too

M

to manage

vsto take care of

239 2.3

To hold and use things carefully so they do not break or fall

focuses more on personal support as well as task completion

M

to mind

vsto take care of

199 1.8

To take care of someone or something

adds use for handling practical tasks and resolving problems

T

to tend

vsto take care of

174 1.0

To take care of a person, animal, or plant

is similar but also covers one-off task handling and problem solving

A

to attend to

vsto take care of

151 3.6

To take care of someone or something

extends this attention to broader responsibility for people and tasks

S

to see about

vsto take care of

• Informal

91 3.0

To arrange and take care of something

includes arranging but also direct personal welfare and handling tasks

T

to take care of (someone)

vsto take care of

4 1.2

Look after and help someone so they are safe and healthy

also applies to dealing with tasks and problems beyond personal support

C

to caretake

vsto take care of

1 4.9

To look after a person, a house, or pets for a short time

is more general, covering both temporary and ongoing responsibility

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Responsible

to manage

643 2.7

to handle

∞ 2.1

to take care of

∞ 1.3

to help with

438 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology