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care vs direct

direct vs care

care is a noun but direct is not a noun.

care is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

care and direct both are verbs.

care is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
care Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hyponym of care; that is, direct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than care:
  • care: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  • direct: govern or manage
Other hyponyms of care include administer, administrate, organise, organize, work, come to grips, get to grips, dispose of, mind, take care, coordinate, juggle, process, misconduct, mishandle, mismanage, carry on, conduct, deal, touch.
care (noun) direct (noun)
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
a cause for feeling concern
an anxious feeling
care (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
care (verb) direct (verb)
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
feel concern or interest specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
be concerned with command with authority
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
provide care for put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
care (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
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