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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Careful \Care"ful\ (k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.]
     1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]
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              Be careful [Rev. Ver. ``anxious''] for nothing.
                                                    --Phil. iv. 6.
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              The careful plowman doubting stands.  --Milton.
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     2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern,
        anxiety, or trouble; painful.
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              The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser.
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              By Him that raised me to this careful height.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious;
        provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; --
        often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful
        of money; careful to do right.
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              Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.
                                                    --2. Kings iv,
                                                    13.
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              What could a careful father more have done?
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious;
          circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Careful \Care"ful\ (k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.]
     1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]
  
              Be careful [Rev. Ver. ``anxious''] for nothing.
                                                    --Phil. iv. 6.
  
              The careful plowman doubting stands.  --Milton.
  
     2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern,
        anxiety, or trouble; painful.
  
              The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser.
  
              By Him that raised me to this careful height.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious;
        provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; --
        often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful
        of money; careful to do right.
  
              Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.
                                                    --2. Kings iv,
                                                    13.
  
              What could a careful father more have done?
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious;
          circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  careful
       adj 1: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were
              careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to
              keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research";
              "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of
              others"; "careful about one's behavior" [ant: careless]
       2: cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of
          his father's advice" [syn: heedful]
       3: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
          "with all deliberate speed" [syn: deliberate, measured]
       4: full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled
          about many things"-Luke 10.41
       5: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with
          money" [syn: thrifty]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     Αγγλικά a.
     προσεκτικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     a.
     1 Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm;
  cautious.
     2 conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     a.
     1 Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm;
  cautious.
     2 conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     a.
     1 Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm;
  cautious.
     2 conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     a.
     1 Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm;
  cautious.
     2 conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     Englanti a.
     1 varovainen
     2 huolellinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  careful
     Engelska a.
     försiktig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  careful /kˈeəfəl/
  1. behoedsaam, beleidvol, versigtig
  2. sorgvuldig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Careful /kˈeəfəl/
  حذر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  careful //ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl// //ˈkɛːfəl// 
  1. внима́телен, грижли́в
  cautious
  2. акура́тен, стара́телен
  meticulous