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cares

n. C / U
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɛɹz// UK //kˈeəz// cares

n. the worries or responsibilities that you have in your daily life. You use this word when talking about feeling free from stress or heavy thoughts.

n. the serious concerns, anxieties, or responsibilities associated with one's life or circumstances. Often used in the plural to describe a collective state of mental burden or preoccupation.


SIMPLE

She forgot all her cares while dancing.

CONTEXTUAL

After a long week at the office, he went to the mountains to escape his daily cares.

COMPLEX

The poet describes a pastoral landscape where the heavy cares of the industrial world are replaced by the simple rhythms of nature.

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