careful

careful
1. a заботливый, внимательный

careful mother — заботливая мать

to be specially careful — быть особенно внимательным

been careful — был внимательным

2. a старательный, тщательный; внимательный

careful analysis — вдумчивый анализ

be careful — быть внимательным

careful selection — тщательный отбор

3. a точный; аккуратный
4. a осторожный; осмотрительный

one cannot be too careful — осторожность не помешает

do be careful with that knife — поосторожнее с ножом, не обрежьтесь

be careful not to break it — смотрите не разбейте

he was careful not to commit himself — он боялся сказать лишнее

after what you have said I shall be more careful — после того, что вы сказали, я буду осторожнее

5. a разг. скуповатый, прижимистый

careful housewife — экономная хозяйка

6. a арх. обременённый заботами; встревоженный
7. a арх. тревожный
Синонимический ряд:
1. accurate (adj.) accurate; conscientious; conscionable; exact; finical; fussy; meticulous; painstaking; particular; precise; punctilious; punctual; scrupulous; strict; thorough
2. attentive (adj.) attentive; concerned; deliberate; delicate; discreet; gentle; tactful; thoughtful
3. cautious (adj.) calculating; canny; cautious; chary; circumspect; considerate; gingerly; guarded; heedful; mindful; observant; prudent; safe; solicitous; vigilant; wary; watchful
4. frugal (adj.) economical; frugal; provident; spare; thrifty
Антонимический ряд:
careless; negligent; slovenly; thoughtless; unconcerned

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  • careful — 1 solicitous, anxious, worried, concerned (see under CARE n) Analogous words: disquieted, perturbed, discomposed, disturbed, upset (see DISCOMPOSE): troubled, distressed (see TROUBLE vb): *watchful, vigilant, alert 2 Careful, meticulous,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Careful — Care ful (k[^a]r f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Be careful [Rev. Ver. anxious ] for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. [1913 Webster] The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • careful — [ker′fəl] adj. [ME & OE: see CARE & FUL] 1. acting or working in a thoughtful, painstaking way 2. cautious, wary, or guarded [a careful reply] 3. accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking [a careful analysis] 4 …   English World dictionary

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  • careful — I adjective accuratus, alert, attentive, attentus, cautious, circumspect, concerned, diligens, discreet, foresighted, guarded, heedful, judicious, meticulous, mindful, on one s guard, on the alert, overcautious, painstaking, precautious,… …   Law dictionary

  • careful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) taking care to avoid mishap or harm; cautious. 2) (careful with) prudent in the use of. 3) done with or showing thought and attention. DERIVATIVES carefully adverb carefulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • careful — O.E. cearful mournful, sad, also full of care or woe; anxious; full of concern (for someone or something), thus applying attention, painstaking, circumspect; from CARE (Cf. care) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Carefully (O.E. carful lice) …   Etymology dictionary

  • careful — [adj] cautious; painstaking accurate, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, chary, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths*,… …   New thesaurus

  • careful */*/*/ — UK [ˈkeə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈkerf(ə)l] adjective 1) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most… …   English dictionary

  • careful — care|ful [ kerfl ] adjective *** 1. ) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems: Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most careful… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • careful — care|ful W2S1 [ˈkeəfəl US ˈker ] adj 1.) (be) careful! spoken used to tell someone to think about what they are doing so that something bad does not happen ▪ Be careful there s broken glass on the floor! 2.) trying very hard to avoid doing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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