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caring

noun

  1. giving emotional support to others
  2. process of tending to, taking care of
  3. having an opinon about which one feels strongly
  4. being cautious, taking care to
  5. having a preference for, liking, wanting, desiring
L317734 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. compassionate/concerned (that cares)
L335180 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ / /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

  1. Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.

    She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.

noun

Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

  1. The act of one who cares.

    As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings.

verb

Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

  1. present participle and gerund of care