well-cared-foradj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈkɛːdfɔː/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈkɛ(ə)rdˌfɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., cared adj., for prep.

Etymology: < well adv. + cared adj. + for prep., after to care for at care v. 3.

Carefully looked after or tended.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for

well-preserved1559

well-attended1631

well-treated1663

tended1667

well-cared-for1743

cared-for1901

1743 J. Hunter Bush burning, yet not Consumed i. 27 There must always be under Pruners and Dressers for the Service of the Church. O well cared for Bush!

1848 E. S. Dixon Ornamental & Domest. Poultry 42 Such a case ought never to occur in a well cared-for poultry-yard.

1882 G. L. Prentiss Life & Lett. E. Prentiss xiii. 438 I did not go out into the streets to look for well-dressed, well-cared-for, faultless children.

1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 129 He..watched Lucas cross the Square,..erect beneath the old, fine, well-cared-for hat.

1979 V. L. Pandit Scope of Happiness xx. 136 A lovely well-cared-for garden.

1994 D. Schoemperlen In Lang. of Love ix. 53 The bed was small, a well-cared-for antique with carved head and footboards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-cared-for
释义	well-cared-foradj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈkɛːdfɔː/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈkɛ(ə)rdˌfɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., cared adj., for prep. Etymology: < well adv. + cared adj. + for prep., after to care for at care v. 3. Carefully looked after or tended. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for well-preserved1559 well-attended1631 well-treated1663 tended1667 well-cared-for1743 cared-for1901 1743 J. Hunter Bush burning, yet not Consumed i. 27 There must always be under Pruners and Dressers for the Service of the Church. O well cared for Bush! 1848 E. S. Dixon Ornamental & Domest. Poultry 42 Such a case ought never to occur in a well cared-for poultry-yard. 1882 G. L. Prentiss Life & Lett. E. Prentiss xiii. 438 I did not go out into the streets to look for well-dressed, well-cared-for, faultless children. 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 129 He..watched Lucas cross the Square,..erect beneath the old, fine, well-cared-for hat. 1979 V. L. Pandit Scope of Happiness xx. 136 A lovely well-cared-for garden. 1994 D. Schoemperlen In Lang. of Love ix. 53 The bed was small, a well-cared-for antique with carved head and footboards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1743
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