take care of

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take care of someone/something

1. to be responsible for someone or something. Our parents spent a lot of time taking care of us when we were young. My mother-in-law fell and could not take care of herself anymore. My wife takes care of paying the bills.

2. to deal with a difficult situation or person. I was forced to take care of all the financial reports, lawyers, and contracts. The principal usually takes care of students who won't follow the rules.

Related vocabulary: look after someone/something

See also: care, take

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She was bound to take care of herself on the chance of it, and keep off these casual lovers. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context It might perhaps be carried further than was needful, but it was an error of the right hand if it was an error, for by this she kept up the reputation, such as it was, of her business, and obtained this character, that though she did take care of the women when they were debauched, yet she was not instrumental to their being debauched at all; and yet it was a wicked trade she drove too. The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context Yes, I really believe Darcy DOES take care of him in those points where he most wants care. Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context More results

References in classic literature

She was bound to take care of herself on the chance of it, and keep off these casual lovers.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context

It might perhaps be carried further than was needful, but it was an error of the right hand if it was an error, for by this she kept up the reputation, such as it was, of her business, and obtained this character, that though she did take care of the women when they were debauched, yet she was not instrumental to their being debauched at all; and yet it was a wicked trade she drove too.

The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context

Yes, I really believe Darcy DOES take care of him in those points where he most wants care.

Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context

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