care [vigilance.]

Roget-categorie 459

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.2. Precursory conditions and operations
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#459. Care [Vigilance.]

zelfstandig naamwoord

care, solicitude, heed — heedfulness etc. adj. — scruple etc. (conscientiousness) 939.
watchfulness etc. adj. — vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus^†, watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre [Fr.].
alertness etc. (activity) 682 — attention etc. 457 — prudence &c., circumspection etc. (caution) 864 — anxiety — forethought etc. 510 — precaution etc. (preparation) 673 — tidiness etc. (order) 58, (cleanliness) 652 — accuracy etc. (exactness) 494 — minuteness, attention to detail.

werkwoord

be careful etc. adj. — reck^† — take care etc. (be cautious) 864 — pay attention to etc. 457 — take care of — look to, look after, see to, see after — keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on — chaperon, matronize^†, play gooseberry — keep watch, keep watch and ward — mount guard, set watch, watch — keep in sight, keep in view — mind, mind one's business.
look sharp, look about one — look with one's own eyes — keep a good lookout, keep a sharp lookout — have all one's wits about one, have all one's eyes about one — watch for etc. (expect) 507 — keep one's eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

careful regardful, heedful — taking care etc. v. — particular — prudent etc. (cautious) 864 — considerate — thoughtful etc. (deliberative) 451 — provident etc. (prepared) 673 — alert etc. (active) 682 — sure-footed.
guarded, on one's guard — on the qui vivre [Fr.], on the alert, on watch, on the lookout — awake, broad awake, vigilant — watchful, wakeful, wistful — Argus-eyed — wide awake etc. (intelligent) 498 — on the watch for (expectant) 507.
tidy etc. (orderly) 58, (clean) 652 — accurate etc. (exact) 494 — scrupulous etc. (conscientious) 939 — cavendo tutus [Lat.] etc. (safe) 664.

bijwoord

carefully etc. adj. — with care, gingerly.

uitdrukking

quis custodiet istos custodes [Lat.],? who will watch the watchers —? care will kill a cat" [Wither]; ni bebas agua que no veas [Sp.] — O polished perturbation! Golden care! " [Henry IV]; the incessant care and labor of his mind" [Henry IV].

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