Definitions for careful
ˌkɛər fəlcare·ful

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. carefuladjective

   Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

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

2. carefuladjective

   Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

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

3. carefuladjective

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

   He was a slow and careful driver.

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

4. carefuladjective

   Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

   They made a careful search of the crimescene.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say careful in sign language?

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. Lindsey Graham:

   The Israeli argument is that you've seen regimes in the neighborhood change pretty quickly. Be careful of introducing new weapons into the region.

2. Owen Murfin:

   There might be a little bit too much complacency. I would think that Brexit probably should be seen, in the context of the near term, as a bigger deal, we've got to be careful ... and with equity markets very close to their highs I think it's a sensible time to take a bit of risk off, because the outcome is very uncertain.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   Be careful with whom you share your secrets. Don’t forget your best friend has a best friend, and your best friend’s best friend – also has a best friend.

4. Erica Renteria:

   You have to use a toothpick brush to brush your teeth and be careful. You need to rinse also because your mouth can get dry. The only thing is you can’t really make out.

5. Man GLG Powe:

   Some of these sectors are oversold and extremely unloved ... But we just have to be careful of the knock-on effects.

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