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1. (adj.) careful
cautious in one's actions:
careful when crossing the street.
2. careful
taking pains in one's work:
a careful typist.
3. careful
done or performed with accuracy or caution:
careful research.
4. careful
solicitously mindful:
careful about one's behavior.
5. careful
Archaic.
6. careful
troubled; anxious.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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| Definition of 'careful' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
"they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
2. (adj) careful, heedful
cautiously attentive
"careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
3. (adj) careful, deliberate, measured
unhurried and with care and dignity
"walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
4. (adj) careful
full of cares or anxiety
"Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
5. (adj) careful, thrifty
mindful of the future in spending money
"careful with money"
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1. (adjective) careful
≠careless
I was careful to speak slowly.; Be careful of the cars!
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| Definition of 'careful' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) careful
full of care; anxious; solicitous
2. (adj) careful
filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful
3. (adj) careful
taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right
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Sense: taking care; being cautious
Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.
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 Afrikaans: versigtig |
 Arabic: حَريصٌ، مُحْتَرِسٌ، حَذِر |
 Bulgarian: внимателен |
 Brazilian: cuidadoso |
 Czech: opatrný |
 German: vorsichtig |
 Danish: forsigtig |
 Greek: προσεκτικός |
 Spanish: cuidadoso |
 Estonian: ettevaatlik |
 Farsi: دقیق؛ محتاط |
 Finnish: varovainen |
 French: prudent |
 Hebrew: זָהִיר |
 Hindi: चौकस, सावधान |
 Croatian: oprezan, pažljiv |
 Hungarian: óvatos |
 Indonesian: hati-hati |
 Icelandic: varfærinn, gætinn |
 Italian: attento |
 Japanese: 注意深い |
 Korean: 조심스러운 |
 Lithuanian: atsargus |
 Latvian: uzmanīgs; piesardzīgs |
 Malay: berhati-hati |
 Dutch: voorzichtig, behoedzaam |
 Norwegian: forsiktig, varsom, påpass |
 Polish: ostrożny |
 Persian: دقیق؛ محتاط |
 Pashto: پتك لرزمى. محتاط، په تو ج |
 Portuguese: cuidadoso |
 Romanian: atent |
 Russian: внимательный |
 Slovak: opatrný, starostlivý |
 Slovenian: pazljiv |
 Serbian: oprezan |
 Swedish: försiktig, aktsam |
 Thai: อย่างระมัดระวัง |
 Turkish: dikkatli |
 Taiwanese: 小心的 |
 Ukrainian: обережний; уважний |
 Urdu: توجہ ، تردد |
 Vietnamese: cẩn thận |
 Chinese: 小心的 |
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