proper care

  • 1proper care — n. The degree of care an ordinary person of ordinary prudence would use in a given situation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2proper care — See standard of care …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 3care and maintenance — ˌcare and ˈmaintenance written abbreviation C&M noun [singular] when a ship, building, or piece of machinery is kept on a care and maintenance basis, it is no longer used but is kept in good condition so that it can be used in the future if it is …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4care — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 caring for sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great ▪ He loved his books and took great care of them. ▪ proper ▪ With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years …

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  • 5proper — That which is fit, suitable, appropriate, adapted, correct. Reasonably sufficient. Peculiar; naturally or essentially belonging to a person or thing; not common; appropriate; one s own. See also reasonable @ proper care That degree of care which… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6proper — 01. Make sure you wear the [proper] clothing when you go for your job interview. 02. If you don t follow the instructions, you can t expect the machine to work [properly]. 03. You need to wear [proper] clothing while skiing; otherwise, you ll be… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 7care — care1 W2S2 [keə US ker] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(looking after somebody)¦ 2 take care of somebody/something 3 take care 4¦(keeping something in good condition)¦ 5¦(carefulness)¦ 6 take care over/with something 7 in care 8¦(problem/worry)¦ 9 care of somebody …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8care — care1 [ ker ] verb intransitive or transitive *** never progressive to be interested in someone and want them to be well and happy: I wish I had someone who cared. Only Ed cared enough to come and talk to her. care about: I don t think she cares… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9care */*/*/ — I UK [keə(r)] / US [ker] noun Word forms care : singular care plural cares 1) [uncountable] effort and attention I can see that a lot of care has gone into your work. with care: The label on the box said Handle with care . great/special/extra… …

    English dictionary

  • 10care*/*/*/ — [keə] noun I 1) [U] the effort that you make when you avoid making mistakes or causing harm The label on the box said ‘Handle with care .[/ex] He was choosing his words with great care.[/ex] 2) [U] the activity of looking after someone who needs… …

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