Care vs Carve - What's the difference?
care | carve |
(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).
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=
, volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= The state of being cared for by others.
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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.
(archaic) To cut.
* Tennyson
To cut meat in order to serve it.
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
* {{quote-book, year=1920, year_published=2008 , edition=HTML, author=Edgar Rice Burroughs
, title=Thuvia, Maiden of Mars * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=1 (snowboarding) To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
(figuratively) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
* South
* {{quote-news, year=2010
, date=December 29
, author=Sam Sheringham
, title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton
, work=BBC
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between care and carve
is that care is tear, rift, crack while carve is (obsolete) a carucate.As a verb carve is
(archaic) to cut.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
*carve
English
(Carving)Verb
- My good blade carved the casques of men.
- You carve the roast and I'll serve the vegetables.
- to carve a name into a tree
citation, publisher=The Gutenberg Project , passage=The facades of the buildings fronting upon the avenue within the wall were richly carven
citation, passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.}}
- who could easily have carved themselves their own food.
citation, page= , passage=The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards. }}
- Lie ten nights awake carving the fashion of a new doublet.