care vs mending

mending vs care

care and mending both are nouns.

care is a verb but mending is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
care	Yes	No	Yes	No
mending	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mending is a hypernym of care; that is, mending is a word with a broader meaning than care:

care: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
mending: the act of putting something in working order again

Other hypernyms of care include fix, fixing, fixture, mend, repair, reparation.

care (noun)	mending (noun)
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order	the act of putting something in working order again
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something	garments that must be repaired
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
a cause for feeling concern
an anxious feeling

care (verb)	mending (verb)
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
feel concern or interest
be concerned with
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
provide care for

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