English English Dictionary

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careless in English:

1. care care


Take care.
I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.
You need to stop pretending that you don't care.
If you are here, it means you care.
He's a widower with three small children to take care of.
They were taking care of a girl from India and a boy from Italy.
All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.
I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
He does not care for any sport involving team work or quick responses to other players.
With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed.
Citizens are debating about health care at City Hall.
I left my baby in her care and went shopping.
You need have a good microphone because we care about sound quality.
I love the fact that you always seem to care so much.
While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.

English word "careless"(care) occurs in sets:

opposite & negatives eng - eng

2. negligent


He was negligent of his duties.
you... negligent... monster.
The doctor had been negligent in not giving his patient a full examination.
The judge said that the teacher had been negligent in allowing the children to swim in dangerous water.
He had been fearful, brave, negligent, even reckless.
When a doctor has been negligent, he should be held responsible
I was negligent when nobody looked at me.
You are too negligent of those around you.
It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.

English word "careless"(negligent) occurs in sets:

Inheritance and property

3. careful


Be careful!
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
He was careful enough to make his daughter promise not to go out after dark.
Careful! Watch out!
A lot of people who have up until now been spending money having a good time now need to be more careful with their money.
That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
I was allowed to go off by myself provided that I promised to be careful.
A successful business is built on careful financial management.
Don't lump all these issues together. You need to give every single one careful consideration.
It is acceptable to mention your job and interests and to ask the other person about his, but be careful not to let the conversation become too personal.
When I'm home and I'm going to the corner drugstore to pick up some shampoo, why do you always tell me to be careful how I cross the street?
These are the important items to which careful attention is to be paid.
I'm careful when I zip up my jeans, not to pinch myself.
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation, and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.