Present participle for to look after or be responsible for someone, especially a child or infant
“We will need to find someone to take care of little Johnny for an hour or two while we're out of the house.”
Present participle for to look after or be responsible for something
“You must take care of your health by following a proper diet and having an active lifestyle.”
Present participle for to undertake or deal with
“I have a whole slew of errands that I need to take care of today.”
Present participle for to find a solution to
“I will need to call a plumber to take care of the issue with the leaky tap.”
Present participle for to pay the expenses of
“There are several outstanding bills I need to take care of.”
Present participle for to take the life of
“Jimmy Serrano would order his henchman to take care of his former accountant who had embezzled him.”
Present participle for to make a living for the benefit of others
Present participle for to provide housing or accommodation for
Present participle for to perform a series of actions on something
Present participle for to protect the state of someone or something
Present participle for to act on, or put into action, a request
Present participle for to beat in a contest
Present participle for to take care of without help
(rare, usually used in simple past form "had") Present participle for to influence unscrupulously
Present participle for to overcome a difficult or challenging situation
Present participle for to handle with skill
Present participle for to succeed in killing, destroying or defeating
Present participle for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
Present participle for to be obliging or show beneficence toward
Present participle for to pay a bill when due
(usually in the negative) Present participle for to attend to or deal with
Present participle for to achieve or complete successfully
Present participle for to help or give aid to
Present participle for to destroy or ruin (completely)
Present participle for to recompense or award someone in return for something done or given
(of an event or activity) Present participle for to make arrangements or preparations for
Present participle for to treat with great or excessive care, attention or indulgence
Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly
The act of caring, especially for an infant or child
Being the leader or responsible for a task or group of people
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