take care

1. Be careful, use caution, as in Take care or you will slip on the ice . [Late 1500s]

2. Good-bye, as in I have to go now; take care . This apparent abbreviation of take care of yourself is used both orally and in writing, where it sometimes replaces the conventional Sincerely or Love in signing off correspondence. [ Colloquial ; 1960s]

Example Sentences

Players have been urged to ramp up security and take care about what they post on social media.

From BBC

"I just knew that our orchard had to be taken care of," he said.

From Salon

Elephants spend a lot of time taking care of their skin.

From NewsForKids.net

And I think that has allowed us to really take care of each other on this crazy, wonderful ride that we’re on.

From Los Angeles Times

But he did not have a true concept of fatherhood and taking care of a baby until he began to go through it himself.

From Los Angeles Times

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