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care ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kâr)
n.
A burdened state of mind, as that arising from heavy responsibilities; worry.
Mental suffering; grief.
An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude: the many cares of a working parent.
Caution in avoiding harm or danger: handled the crystal bowl with care.
Close attention; painstaking application: painting the window frames and sashes with care.
Upkeep; maintenance: a product for the care of fine floors; hair care products.
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision: left the child in the care of a neighbor.
Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need: a hospital that provides emergency care.
v. cared, car·ing, cares
v. intr.
To be concerned or interested: Once inside, we didn't care whether it rained or not.
To provide needed assistance or watchful supervision: cared for the wounded; caring for an aged relative at home.
To object or mind: If no one cares, I'll smoke.
To have a liking or attachment: didn't care for the movie.
To have a wish; be inclined: Would you care for another helping?
v. tr.
To wish; desire: Would you care to dance?
To be concerned to the degree of: I don't care a bit what critics think.
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[Middle English, from Old English cearu.]
Synonyms: care, charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust
These nouns refer to the function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: left the house keys in my care; has charge of all rare books in the library; had custody of his children; left the canary in the neighbors' keeping; assumed supervision of the students; documents committed to the bank's trust. See also synonyms at anxiety
car·ing ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kârng)
adj.
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others: “We formed Generations United to argue for a caring society” (Jack Ossofsky).
caring
adj 1: showing a care; "a caring mother" [syn: protective] 2: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm] 3: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends" n : a loving feeling [syn: lovingness]
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con·trol ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-trl)
tr.v. con·trolled, con·trol·ling, con·trols
To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct. See Synonyms at conduct.
To adjust to a requirement; regulate: controlled trading on the stock market; controls the flow of water.
To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper.
To reduce or prevent the spread of: control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water.
To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
To verify (an account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.
n.
Authority or ability to manage or direct: lost control of the skidding car; the leaders in control of the country.
One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.
An instrument or set of instruments used to operate, regulate, or guide a machine or vehicle. Often used in the plural.
A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb: a control on prices; price controls.
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment.
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.
An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.
A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.
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[Middle English controllen, from Anglo-Norman contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrrotulre, to check by duplicate register, from contrrotulus, duplicate register : Latin contr-, contra- + Latin rotulus, roll, diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European Roots.]
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con·trolla·bili·ty n.
con·trolla·ble adj.
con·trolla·bly adv.
Main Entry: controlling
Function: adjective
1 a : exercising domination or influence b : DISPOSITIVE
2 : having controlling interest
Main Entry: con·trol
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: con·trolled; con·trol·ling
1 : to exercise restraining or directing influence over esp. by law
2 : to have power or authority over
3 : to have controlling interest in -control noun
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
controlling
adj : able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
n.
A burdened state of mind, as that arising from heavy responsibilities; worry.
Mental suffering; grief.
An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude: the many cares of a working parent.
Caution in avoiding harm or danger: handled the crystal bowl with care.
Close attention; painstaking application: painting the window frames and sashes with care.
Upkeep; maintenance: a product for the care of fine floors; hair care products.
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision: left the child in the care of a neighbor.
Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need: a hospital that provides emergency care.
v. cared, car·ing, cares
v. intr.
To be concerned or interested: Once inside, we didn't care whether it rained or not.
To provide needed assistance or watchful supervision: cared for the wounded; caring for an aged relative at home.
To object or mind: If no one cares, I'll smoke.
To have a liking or attachment: didn't care for the movie.
To have a wish; be inclined: Would you care for another helping?
v. tr.
To wish; desire: Would you care to dance?
To be concerned to the degree of: I don't care a bit what critics think.
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[Middle English, from Old English cearu.]
Synonyms: care, charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust
These nouns refer to the function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: left the house keys in my care; has charge of all rare books in the library; had custody of his children; left the canary in the neighbors' keeping; assumed supervision of the students; documents committed to the bank's trust. See also synonyms at anxiety
car·ing ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kârng)
adj.
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others: “We formed Generations United to argue for a caring society” (Jack Ossofsky).
caring
adj 1: showing a care; "a caring mother" [syn: protective] 2: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm] 3: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends" n : a loving feeling [syn: lovingness]
and then there is this...
con·trol ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-trl)
tr.v. con·trolled, con·trol·ling, con·trols
To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct. See Synonyms at conduct.
To adjust to a requirement; regulate: controlled trading on the stock market; controls the flow of water.
To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper.
To reduce or prevent the spread of: control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water.
To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
To verify (an account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.
n.
Authority or ability to manage or direct: lost control of the skidding car; the leaders in control of the country.
One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.
An instrument or set of instruments used to operate, regulate, or guide a machine or vehicle. Often used in the plural.
A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb: a control on prices; price controls.
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment.
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.
An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.
A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.
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[Middle English controllen, from Anglo-Norman contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrrotulre, to check by duplicate register, from contrrotulus, duplicate register : Latin contr-, contra- + Latin rotulus, roll, diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European Roots.]
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con·trolla·bili·ty n.
con·trolla·ble adj.
con·trolla·bly adv.
Main Entry: controlling
Function: adjective
1 a : exercising domination or influence b : DISPOSITIVE
2 : having controlling interest
Main Entry: con·trol
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: con·trolled; con·trol·ling
1 : to exercise restraining or directing influence over esp. by law
2 : to have power or authority over
3 : to have controlling interest in -control noun
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
controlling
adj : able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"