have a care en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(dated, imperative) take care; be on one's guard
"If I don't have a care," reflected Lady Bell in alarm, and with the crude unmincing expression of opinion which belonged to her years and her generation, "I'll soon be as great a brute as Trevor."
1874, Sarah Tytler, Lady Bell: A Story of the Last Century, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| has a care | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| had a care | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had a care | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| having a care | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |