Definitions for careful
ˌkɛər fəlcare·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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"

2. careful, heedfuladjective

   cautiously attentive

   "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"

3. careful, deliberate, measuredadjective

   unhurried and with care and dignity

   "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"

4. carefuladjective

   full of cares or anxiety

   "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

5. careful, thriftyadjective

   mindful of the future in spending money

   "careful with money"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carefuladjective

   Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

2. carefuladjective

   Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

3. carefuladjective

   Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

   He was a slow and careful driver.

4. carefuladjective

   Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

   They made a careful search of the crimescene.

5. Etymology: From careful, from carful, cearful, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carefuladjective

   Etymology: from care and full.

   1. Anxious; solicitous; full of concern.

   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.

   2. Provident; diligent; cautious; with of or for.

   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.

   3. Watchful; with of.

   It concerns us to be careful of our conversations. John Ray.

   4. Subject to perturbations; exposed to troubles; full of anxiety; full of solicitude.

   By him that rais’d me to this careful height,
   From that contented hap, which I enjoy’d. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

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1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carefuladjective

   full of care; anxious; solicitous

2. Carefuladjective

   filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful

3. 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

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1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2171

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1129

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Adjectives Frequency: #264

How to pronounce careful?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of careful in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of careful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of careful in a Sentence

1. William Carleton:

   Careful with fire" is good advice we know."Careful with words" is ten times doubly so.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   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.

3. Gertrude Stein:

   Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

4. Marco Rubio:

   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.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   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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