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direct vs care

care vs direct

direct is not a noun while care is a noun.

direct is an adjective but care is not an adjective.

direct and care both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but care is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
care Yes No Yes No
As verbs, care is a hypernym of direct; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: govern or manage
  • care: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Other hypernyms of direct include deal, handle, manage.
direct (noun) care (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
direct (adjective) care (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
direct (verb) care (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public feel concern or interest
command with authority be concerned with
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
put an address on (an envelope) provide care for
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
direct (adverb) care (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and care

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