(transitive) To look after, to provide care for. / (transitive) To deal with, handle. / (transitive, slang, euphemistic) To kill.

A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted

The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.

present participle of take care

past participle of take care

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take care

simple past tense of take care

Health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals. / Health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends.

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.

(medicine) The interface between primary and secondary care in medicine.