take care of
idiomatic phrase
1
: to attend to or provide for the needs, operation, or treatment of (someone or something)
He is home taking care of a sick child.
Each operator can take care of three machines.
The schoolteacher began to feel like a fifth wheel. Her home was taken care of, and her children were taking care of themselves.
Dorothy West
Dorothy West2
: to deal with or do (something that requires effort or attention)
My assistant takes care of all our travel arrangements.
He offered to take care of [=pay] the bill.
Word History
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1
take care of
phrase
1
as in see to
to attend to the needs and comforts of He took care of his mother when she got sick. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- see to
- wait on
- look after
- nurse
- look to
- heal
- treat
- administer (to)
- mother
- wait upon
- look out for
- minister (to)
- support
- aid
- do for
- care (for)
- cure
- remedy
- preserve
- provide (for)
- doctor
- conserve
- baby
- spoil
- cater (to)
- humor
- mollycoddle
- indulge
- pamper
- coddle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forget
- ignore
- neglect
- slight
- brush (aside or off)
- overlook
2
as in support
to pay the living expenses of We took care of our daughter until she graduated from college. Synonyms & Similar Words
- support
- keep
- provide (for)
- maintain
- fund
- set up
- foot the bill (for)
- finance
- sponsor
- underwrite
- patronize
- stake
3
as in supervise
to take charge of especially on behalf of another He took care of his neighbors' plants while they were on vacation. Synonyms & Similar Words
- supervise
- watch
- oversee
- see to
- look after
- manage
- attend
- see after
- control
- tend
- guard
- protect
- operate
- care (for)
- run
- superintend
- mind
- conduct
- guide
- govern
- patrol
- preside (over)
- regulate
- steward
- direct
- shield
- administrate
- safeguard
- shepherd
- baby
- mother
- babysit
- chaperone
- chaperon
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignore
- forget
- pass over
- neglect
- disregard
- abandon