careful

English

/ˈkɛːfəl/, /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  • Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
  • (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
  • (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English careful inherited from Old English carful suffix from English care (sorrow, worry) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵeh₂r-

Gloss

call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

声

Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙

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