Care vs Feel - What's the difference?
care | feel |
(obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
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*: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.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.}}
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 27, author=Nathan Rabin, work=The Onion AV Club
, title= (label) To look after.
(label) To be mindful of.
Polite or formal way to say want.
(lb) To use the sense of touch.
# To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
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#(lb) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
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#(lb) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
#(lb) To search by sense of touch.
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(lb) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
#(lb) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
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#*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
#*:Teach me to feel another's woe.
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#*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
#*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington
, title= #(lb) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
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#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
#*:Garlandswhich I feel / I am not worthy yet to wear.
#*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 # To experience an emotion or other mental state.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.}}
#(lb) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
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#*(Edmund Burke) (1729-1797)
#*:[She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron.
#*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
#*:who feel for all mankind
(lb) To be or become aware of.
(lb) To experience the consequences of.
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(lb) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
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To understand.
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A quality of an object experienced by touch.
A vague mental impression.
An act of fondling.
A vague understanding
An intuitive ability
Alternative form of feeling
As nouns the difference between care and feel
is that care is tear, rift, crack while feel is a quality of an object experienced by touch.As a verb feel is
(lb) to use the sense of touch .As a pronoun feel is
.As an adjective feel is
.As an adverb feel is
.care
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), . See (m).Noun
Karen McVeigh
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
*feel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) felen, from (etyl) .Verb
Keeping the mighty honest, passage=British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.}}
citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
Usage notes
* Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used in US English. * (term) is sometimes used after (feel) in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, (bad). * Some users use (badly) when referring to an emotional state, and (bad) when referring to a more physical or medical state. * Adjectives to which "feel" is often applied as a copula: free, cold, cool, warm, hot, young, old, good, great, fine, happy, glad, satisfied, excited, bad, depressed, unhappy, sad, blue, sorry, smart, stupid, loved, appreciated, accepted, rejected, lonely, isolated, insulted, offended, slighted, cheated, shy, refreshed, tired, exhausted, calm, relaxed, angry, annoyed, frustrated, anxious, worried, jealous, proud, confident, safe, grateful, uncomfortable, unsafe, insecure, desperate, guilty, ashamed, disappointed, dirty, odd, strange, ill, sick.Derived terms
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Noun
(en noun)- Bark has a rough feel .
- You should get a feel of the area before moving in.
- She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.
- I'm getting a feel for what you mean.
- She has a feel for music.
- I know that feel.