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Collocations for care - noun

1. caring for sb/sth

ADJECTIVE

good, great
He loved his books and took great care of them.
proper
With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years.
loving, tender
She will need lots of tender loving care.
private
voluntary (BrE)
constant, full-time
continuing, long-term
short-term, temporary
daily, day-to-day, routine
intensive
Last night she was critically ill in intensive care.
an intensive care unit
clinical, emergency, health, medical, nursing (esp. BrE), patient
hospital, inpatient, institutional, residential
outpatient
community
domiciliary (BrE,formal), home, home-based
primary, secondary, tertiary
antenatal (BrE), maternity, prenatal (esp. AmE)
dental
psychiatric
palliative (medical)
preventive (esp. AmE)
parental
formal, informal (both esp. BrE)
The couple relied on informal care from relatives.
foster
respite
public
children in public care
pastoral, spiritual
child (usually childcare), day
Family members can provide child care with love and without charge.
client (esp. BrE), customer
hair, skin (usually haircare, skincare)

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VERB + care

take
He left his job to take care of his sick wife.
I'll take care of hiring the car.
deliver, provide (sb with)
We have improved the way doctors deliver care.
need, require
receive
take sb into (BrE)
The boys were taken into care when their parents died.

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care + NOUN

services
access to basic health-care services
centre/center, facility, home, unit (all esp. BrE)
manager, worker
giver, provider
plan, policy, programme/program
recent changes in health-care policy
delivery
needs
sensitive to the health-care needs of underserved groups
package (= a package of food, etc. that is sent to sb)
allowance (BrE)
order (BrE)

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PREPOSITION

in care
He had been in foster care since he was five.
He was in care for five years. (BrE)
in sb's care
You won't come to any harm while you're in their care.
Many historic sites are in the care of the Trust.
under the care of
He's under the care of Dr Parks.

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PHRASES

care of sb, in care of sb (AmE) (written on letters, etc. and usually abbreviated to c/o)
the quality of care, the standard of care

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2. attention/thought given to sth

ADJECTIVE

extreme, good, great
Great care should be taken to ensure that the equipment is clean.
extra, special
infinite, the utmost
He takes the utmost care of his appearance.
meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous (esp. BrE)
The little girl was writing her name with painstaking care.
due (formal), proper, reasonable
The householder has a duty to take reasonable care for the visitor's safety.

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VERB + care

exercise, take
need, require
Transporting the specimens requires great care.

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PREPOSITION

with care
A label on the box read: ‘Glass—handle with care’.
without care (BrE)
He was found guilty of driving without due care and attention.

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Collocations for care - verb

ADVERB

deeply, genuinely, a lot, passionately, really, truly
hardly, not greatly (esp. BrE), not much, not particularly
He hardly cares what he does any more.
I don't know which she chose, nor do I greatly care.
actually
No one actually cared what I thought.
enough
The information is there for anyone who cares enough to find it.

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PREPOSITION

about
He really cares about the environment.
for
You genuinely care for him, don't you?

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PHRASES

be past caring
I'm past caring what he does(= I don't care any more).

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