Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - careful
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Careful
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~ adj 1 (be) careful! spoken used to tell someone to think about what they are doing so that they do not have an accident 2 trying to avoid damaging, harming, or losing something (a careful driver | careful to do sth) (I was careful not to say anything about it to the boss.) (Be careful with that vase - it's very fragile.) careful who/what/how etc (Be careful how you handle those glasses. | I had taught them to be careful crossing the road.) + abou (Mara was extremely careful about what she ate.) careful (that) (We were very careful that he didn't find out.) 3 paying a lot of attention to detail, so that something is done correctly and thoroughly (After careful consideration, we've decided to accept their offer. | a careful study of all aspects of the problem) 4 careful with money not spending more money than you need to 5 you can't be too careful spoken used to say that you should do everything possible to avoid problems or danger - carefulness n
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it. Careful on those stairs!... We had to be very careful not to be seen... Pupils will need careful guidance on their choice of options. ? careless ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about/with/of n, ADJ to-inf • carefully Have a nice time, dear, and drive carefully... He had chosen his words carefully in declaring that the murderers were madmen. ? carelessly ADV: ADV with v 2. Careful work, thought, or examination is thorough and shows a concern for details. He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts... What we now know about the disease was learned by careful study of diseased organs. = painstaking ADJ: usu ADJ n • carefully He explained very carefully what he was doing. ADV: ADV with v 3. If you tell someone to be careful about doing something, you think that what they intend to do is probably wrong, and that they should think seriously before they do it. I think you should be careful about talking of the rebels as heroes... ADJ: v-link ADJ about/of -ing • carefully He should think carefully about actions like this which play into the hands of his opponents. ADV: ADV after v 4. If you are careful with something such as money or resources, you use or spend only what is necessary. It would force industries to be more careful with natural resources. = prudent ADJ: usu v-link ADJ with n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (~ler; ~lest) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a. solicitous, anxious b. filling with care or solicitude 2. exercising or taking care 3. a. marked by attentive concern and solicitude b. marked by wary caution or prudence be very ~ with knives c. marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions — often used with of or an infinitive ~ of money ~ to adjust the machine • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. ~ implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes a ~ worker. meticulous may imply either commendable extreme ~ness or a hampering finicky caution over small points meticulous scholarship. scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical scrupulous honesty. punctilious implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points punctilious observance of ritual. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 painstaking, thorough. 2 cautious. 3 done with care and attention. 4 (usu. foll. by that + clause, or to + infin.) taking care; not neglecting. 5 (foll. by for, of) concerned for; taking care of. Derivatives carefully adv. carefulness n. Etymology: OE carful (as CARE, -FUL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. заботливый, внимательный careful mother —- заботливая мать to be careful of one's health —- заботиться о своем здоровье more careful for his second child —- проявляющий больше заботы о своем втором ребенке careful to maintain his obligations —- заботящийся о соблюдении взятых (на себя) обязательств 2. старательный, тщательный; внимательный careful examination —- тщательное изучение (документа и т. п.); внимательное рассмотрение (вопроса); подробный осмотр (больного) careful analysis —- вдумчивый анализ a careful piece of work —- тщательная (тщательно выполненная) работа 3. точный (о расчете и т. п.); аккуратный 4. осторожный; осмотрительный one cannot be too careful —- осторожность не помешает do be careful with that knife —- поосторожнее с ножом, не обрежьтесь be careful not to break it —- смотрите не разбейте he was careful not to commit himself —- он боялся сказать лишнее (связать себя словом) to be careful to do smth. —- не преминуть (не позабыть) сделать что-л.; найти нужным сделать что-л. he was careful to supply a full account of his negotiations —- он не преминул представить полный отчет о своих переговорах they were careful to make their position clear —- они сделали все возможное, чтобы разъяснить свою позицию 5. разг. скуповатый, прижимистый careful housewife —- экономная (домо)хозяйка careful spender of money —- человек, не...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) заботливый, проявляющий заботу (for, of) 2) старательный, аккуратный; внимательный careful examination of the question - тщательное обсуждение, расследование вопроса 3) точный, аккуратный 4) осторожный Syn: conscientious, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous Ant: heedless, neglectful, negligent, remiss, sloppy ...Англо-русский словарь
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