Aug 18, 2009 · "Take care about" = be careful of; be mindful of the way you do <something> Will you take care of getting the tickets? I was home, taking care of my sick child. vs. Take care about the way you pack that glassware. It's fragile. Take care about your route; some roads are closed in …

Jun 25, 2014 · 'Take care' as a standalone statement is used as a farewell. I would not use it to say 'Watch out'. 'Take care with (x)' is a perfectly valid way to say 'Be careful with (x)'. - This is actually a valid definition from the Oxford Dictionary. The answer to your first question is yes. The answer to your second question is no.

Jan 4, 2020 · In uses other than the two-word form, the words certainly have their core meaning: take care not to forget your passport or take care of Fido and Spike. This also goes for expanded forms of the parting words, such as take care of you[rself] , you take care , or take care, out there , all of which more clearly genuinely communicate more ...

"Take care" is almost always used in a friendly way, or when genuinely warning somebody to be careful. It could conceivably be used as a threat, but the tone of the speaker's voice (or the context of the situation) would have to be very clear for it to be interpreted this way; it's more likely that in such a situation where you wished to issue a thinly-veiled threat, you'd instead use a …

Nov 27, 2008 · It can be either a casual farwell or an expression of concern. The way in which it is spoken and in combination with the speaker's facial expression it can convey: 'Please take care '. Also, 'take care of yourself' sounds to me as though more concern is being expressed than just 'take care'. Corrected grammar/spelling:

Dec 14, 2017 · ), take care used at the end of a conversation has the meaning of goodbye: Said to someone on leaving them. Take care, see you soon Angel, have a nice trip, take care, and remember to e-mail me! All the examples of the usage I found sound to me like the informal language. I recently called an IT service desk of a big company.

Oct 15, 2016 · May I suggest that take care is a modern derivative of the archaic fare thee well which Wiktionary informs us, citing Shakespeare, is to bid someone goodbye, farewell. This would link to the OP and make sense of a time (early 17th century) when journeys, long or short, meant setting out on foot or otherwise undertaking a journey by horse-drawn ...

Mar 31, 2020 · Hi All, I am writing an email to a customer. I started the email with "During these difficult times, I hope that you and your family are safe" because we are in the corona virus epidemic. I would like to end the letter with "take care" rather that the usual "best regards", but I …

Feb 9, 2005 · It does not imply (as you mentioned) to take care of your affairs (ie. take care of your wife and children) If someone says 'take care' to you, you can respond by either saying 'thank - you', 'you too', 'keep well' (just a re-wording of the same expression), or just 'goodbye'. P.S. I do not know the roots/origin of the expression. Hope this ...

Jul 12, 2015 · It depends on context, but 'take care' is a standard goodbye. Be careful would be appropriate if Jack was going to do something dangerous, and Sarah wanted him to stay safe. Take care technically means the same thing, but idiomatically is used as …