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defence
English
Alternative forms
- defense (American)
Etymology
From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Latin d?fensa (“protection”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??f?ns/
- Rhymes: -?ns
Noun
defence (countable and uncountable, plural defences) (British spelling)
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- In cases of defence ’tis best to weigh
- The enemy more mighty than he seems:
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12,[2]
- And nothing ’gainst Time’s scythe can make defence
- Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12,[2]
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 89,[3]
- Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,
- Against thy reasons making no defence.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 89,[3]
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
- 1673, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland” in Miscellanea, London: Edw[ard] Gellibrand, 1680, p. 116,[5]
- […] severe defences may be made against weaving any Linnen under a certain breadth, such as may be of better use to the poorest People […]
- 1673, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland” in Miscellanea, London: Edw[ard] Gellibrand, 1680, p. 116,[5]
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:defence
Antonyms
- offence (Commonwealth), offense (US)
Usage notes
The noun spelling is mainly used in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, defense is more commonly used in America.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
defence (third-person singular simple present defences, present participle defencing, simple past and past participle defenced)
- (obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
- 1656, John Hales, Dixi Custodiam
- Better manned and more strongly defenced.
- 1656, John Hales, Dixi Custodiam
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care
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??/
- (General American) enPR: kâr, IPA(key): /k?(?)?/, /ke(?)?/, [ke(??)?], [k?(??)?]
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ?earu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *kar? (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *?eh?r- (“shout, call”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic ???????????????? (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”), Latin garri?, Ancient Greek ????? (gêrus). See also chary.
Noun
care (countable and uncountable, plural cares)
- (obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act III, Scene ii[1]:
- More health and happiness betide my liege / Than can my care-tuned tongue deliver him!
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II Scene ii[2]:
- Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 566:
- One day, among the days, he bethought him of this and fell lamenting for that the most part of his existence was past and he had not been vouchsafed a son, to inherit the kingdom after him, even as he had inherited it from his fathers and forebears; by reason whereof there betided him sore cark and care and chagrin exceeding.
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act III, Scene ii[1]:
- Close attention; concern; responsibility.
- Worry.
- Maintenance, upkeep.
- 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).
- The state of being cared for by others.
- The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
Derived terms
Related terms
- chary
Translations
Quotations
- 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 Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-West Germanic *kar?n (“to care”), from Proto-Germanic *kar?n? (“to care”).
Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to complain, lament, grieve, mourn”), Alemannic German karen, kären (“to groan, wheeze, give a death rattle”), Swedish kära (“to fall in love”), Icelandic kæra (“to care, like”), Gothic ???????????????????? (kar?n, “to be concerned”).
Verb
care (third-person singular simple present cares, present participle caring, simple past and past participle cared)
- (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene i[4]:
- […] What cares these roarers [i.e. thunder] for the name of king? […]
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Scene i[4]:
- (intransitive, polite, formal) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards.
- (intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.
- (intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.
- 2006, Grace Toney Edwards, JoAnn Aust Asbury, Ricky L. Cox, A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, Univ. of Tennessee Press (?ISBN), page 108:
- After introducing herself, the therapist then asked the patient if it would be all right to do the exercises which the doctor had ordered for her. The patient would response, "Well, I don't care to." For several days, the therapist immediately left the room and officially recorded that the patient had "refused" therapy. [...] It was not until months later that this therapist [...] discovered that she should have been interpreting "I don't care to" as "I don't mind" doing those exercises now.
- 2006, Grace Toney Edwards, JoAnn Aust Asbury, Ricky L. Cox, A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, Univ. of Tennessee Press (?ISBN), page 108:
Usage notes
- The sense "to want" is most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence, and may take a for clause (would you care for some tea?) or (as a catenative verb) takes a to infinitive (would you care to go with me?). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Acre, CERA, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, acre, e-car, race, race-
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?/
- Homophones: car, carent, cares, carre, carrent, carre, quarre, quarres, quarrent, quart
Verb
care
- inflection of carer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- acre, âcre, créa, race
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -are
Adjective
care
- feminine plural of caro
Anagrams
- acre, cera, c'era, crea, reca
Latin
Pronunciation
- car?: (Classical) IPA(key): /?ka.re?/, [?kä?e?]
- car?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ka.re/, [?k????]
- c?re: (Classical) IPA(key): /?ka?.re/, [?kä???]
- c?re: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ka.re/, [?k????]
Verb
car?
- second-person singular present active imperative of care?
Adjective
c?re
- vocative masculine singular of c?rus
References
- care in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- care in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- care in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English caru, ?earu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”). See Modern English care for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka?r(?)/
Noun
care (plural cares)
- grief; sorrow [from 13th c.]
- Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde […].
Descendants
- English: care
- Scots: care
- Yola: caure
References
- “c?re, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
care
- inflection of cara (“walker; frequenting”):
- locative singular
- accusative plural
Verb
care
- first-person singular present/imperative middle of carati (“to walk”)
- optative active singular of carati (“to walk”)
Romanian
Etymology 1
From Latin qu?lis, qu?lem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kare/
- Rhymes: -are
Determiner
care
- which
Inflection
Pronoun
care
- which, that, who
Etymology 2
Noun
care n pl
- plural of car (cart)
Etymology 3
Verb
care
- third-person singular present subjunctive of c?ra
- third-person plural present subjunctive of c?ra
Venetian
Adjective
care f
- feminine plural of caro
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