Care vs Esteem - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
*, Bk.V:
*:Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde.
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
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*Shakespeare
*:I thank thee for thy care and honest pains.
Worry.
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Maintenance, upkeep.
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*:Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
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The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
*Spenser
*:Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares .
(label) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
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, title= (label) To look after.
(label) To be mindful of.
Polite or formal way to say want.
favourable regard
To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
* Bible, Job xxxvi. 19
* Tennyson
To regard something as valuable; to prize.
To look upon something in a particular way.
* Bible, Deuteronomy xxxii. 15
* Bishop Gardiner
* Hawthorne
* 1843 , '', book 3, ch. V, ''The English
(obsolete) To judge; to estimate; to appraise
Care is a related term of esteem.
As nouns the difference between care and esteem
is that care is tear, rift, crack while esteem is favourable regard.As a verb esteem is
to set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.care
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), . See (m).Noun
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US rules human genes can't be patented, passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
Derived terms
* caregiving * Care Sunday * managed care * primary care * secondary care * take care of * tertiary careQuotations
* 1925 , Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera , silent movie *: ‘Have a care , Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(car)TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992), passage=This newfound infatuation renders Bart uncharacteristically vulnerable. He suddenly has something to care about beyond causing trouble and makes a dramatic transformation from hell-raiser to gentleman about town.}}
Usage notes
* Sense 4. Most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence. * Sense 4. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . SeeDerived terms
* becare * care forStatistics
*esteem
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Alternative forms
* (archaic) * esteeme (obsolete)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* self-esteemVerb
(en verb)- Will he esteem thy riches?
- You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it.
- Mary is an esteemed member of the community.
- Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence.
- Famous men, whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural.
- And greatly do I respect the solid character, — a blockhead, thou wilt say; yes, but a well- conditioned blockhead, and the best-conditioned, — who esteems all ‘Customs once solemnly acknowledged’ to be ultimate, divine, and the rule for a man to walk by, nothing doubting, not inquiring farther.
- The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.
