What does careful mean?
Definitions for careful
ˌkɛər fəlcare·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word careful.
Princeton's WordNet
carefuladjective
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"
careful, heedfuladjective
cautiously attentive
"careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
careful, deliberate, measuredadjective
unhurried and with care and dignity
"walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
carefuladjective
full of cares or anxiety
"Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
careful, thriftyadjective
mindful of the future in spending money
"careful with money"
Wiktionary
carefuladjective
Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
carefuladjective
Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
carefuladjective
Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
He was a slow and careful driver.
carefuladjective
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
They made a careful search of the crimescene.
Etymology: From careful, from carful, cearful, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Carefuladjective
Etymology: from care and full.
Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things. Luke, x. 41.
Welcome, thou pleasing slumber;
A while embrace me in thy leaden arms,
And charm my careful thoughts. John Denham, Sophy.Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? 2 Kings, iv. 13.
To cure their mad ambition, they were sent
To rule a distant province, each alone:
What could a careful father more have done? Dryden.It concerns us to be careful of our conversations. John Ray.
By him that rais’d me to this careful height,
From that contented hap, which I enjoy’d. William Shakespeare, Richard III.
Wikipedia
Careful
Careful is a song by American rock band Paramore, and is the fourth single from their third studio album, Brand New Eyes. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Brand New Eyes was released before it was announced as a single. It charted due to digital downloads. The song impacted radio on June 8, 2010.
ChatGPT
careful
Careful refers to the act of showing caution, precision, or attentiveness to potential danger, errors or risks. It implies a sense of mindfulness and meticulousness, often involving thoughtful and prudent actions to avoid harm or negative consequences. It can also refer to a meticulous and detail-oriented approach towards a particular task or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Carefuladjective
full of care; anxious; solicitous
Carefuladjective
filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful
Carefuladjective
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
Freebase
Careful
"Careful" is Guster's second single released off the Keep it Together album. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice. Brian Rosenworcel does backup vocals during the "na na na nas" on "Careful". This is only the second time he has been credited with vocals.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2171
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1129
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Adjectives Frequency: #264
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of careful in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of careful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of careful in a Sentence
Careful with fire" is good advice we know."Careful with words" is ten times doubly so.
He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
I want to be very careful, I'm a member of the (Senate) Intelligence Committee, so obviously I want to be very careful about what I say about information of this kind.
Children can get infected, so, yes, so you've got to be careful, you got to be careful for them and you got to be careful that they may not spread it. Now, to make an extrapolation that you shouldn't open schools, I think is a bit of a reach.
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- старателен, акуратен, внимателен, грижливBulgarian
- সাবধান, সতর্কBengali
- cautelós, curósCatalan, Valencian
- pečlivý, opatrnýCzech
- behutsam, vorsichtig, sorgfältigGerman
- προσεκτικός, επιμελήςGreek
- zorgaEsperanto
- cauto, cuidadosoSpanish
- tähelepanelik, ettevaatlikEstonian
- huolellinen, varovainenFinnish
- soigneuse, prudent, soigneux, prudenteFrench
- curamachIrish
- cùramachScottish Gaelic
- સાવધાનGujarati
- זהיר, זהירהHebrew
- सतर्क, सावधानHindi
- cauto, prudente, accuratoItalian
- 思慮深い, 注意深いJapanese
- ყურადღებიანიGeorgian
- curiosus, cautus, meticulosusLatin
- rūpīgs, uzmanīgsLatvian
- सावधMarathi
- behoedzaam, voorzichtig, doortastend, omzichtig, prudent, zorgvuldig, grondigDutch
- ostrożna, ostrożny, ostrożnePolish
- cuidadoso, cautelosa, cauteloso, meticuloso, cuidadosa, prudente, meticulosaPortuguese
- precaut, prudentRomanian
- тщательный, старательный, внимательный, аккуратный, осторожныйRussian
- सावधान, सतर्कSanskrit
- бри̏жан, брѝжљив, brȉžan, по̀мњив, pòmnjiv, о̏пре̄зан, ȍprēzan, brìžljivSerbo-Croatian
- försiktigSwedish
- கவனமாகTamil
- ساودھان, سترکUrdu
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