GIVE CARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does give care mean? 

• GIVE CARE (verb)
  The verb GIVE CARE has 1 sense:

1. provide care for

  Familiarity information: GIVE CARE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIVE CARE (verb)

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)