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careful — adjective 1》 taking care to avoid mishap or harm; cautious. ↘(careful of/about) protective of. ↘(careful with) prudent in the use of. 2》 done with or showing thought and attention. Derivatives carefully adverb carefulness noun Origin OE… … English new terms dictionary
careful - careless - carefree — ◊ careful If you are careful, you do something with a lot of attention. She told me to be careful with the lawnmower. He had to be careful about what he said. This law will encourage more careful driving. ◊ careles … Useful english dictionary
About Face (album) — About Face Studio album by David Gilmour Released 27 March 1984 Recorded 1983 – … Wikipedia
careful — [ker′fəl] adj. [ME & OE: see CARE & FUL] 1. acting or working in a thoughtful, painstaking way 2. cautious, wary, or guarded [a careful reply] 3. accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking [a careful analysis] 4 … English World dictionary
careful — [[t]ke͟ə(r)fʊl[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about/with/of n, ADJ to inf 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… … English dictionary
careful — care|ful [ kerfl ] adjective *** 1. ) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems: Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most careful… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
careful */*/*/ — UK [ˈkeə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈkerf(ə)l] adjective 1) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most… … English dictionary
careful — adj. 1) careful about, of (a good writer is careful about details) 2) careful in (to be careful in negotiating a new trade agreement) 3) careful with (we must be careful with dynamite) 4) careful to + inf. (she was careful to avoid controversy) * … Combinatory dictionary
careful — adjective 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
careful — care|ful W2S1 [ˈkeəfəl US ˈker ] adj 1.) (be) careful! spoken used to tell someone to think about what they are doing so that something bad does not happen ▪ Be careful there s broken glass on the floor! 2.) trying very hard to avoid doing… … Dictionary of contemporary English
