careful

care·ful  (kârfl)

adj.

1. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the busy street; gave a careful answer.

2. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful art restorers.

3. Protective; solicitous: Be careful of his feelings.

4. Full of cares or anxiety: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things" (Luke 10:41).

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careful·ly adv.

careful·ness n.

Synonyms: careful, heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
These adjectives mean cautiously attentive: was careful not to get her shoes muddy; heedful of the danger; mindful of his health; observant of the patient's symptoms; a watchful babysitter. See Also Synonyms at meticulous.

Antonym: careless

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careful [ˈkɛəfʊl]

adj

1. cautious in attitude or action; prudent

2. painstaking in one's work; thorough he wrote very careful script

3. (usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or about) solicitous; protective careful of one's reputation

4. Archaic full of care; anxious

5. Brit mean or miserly

carefully  adv

carefulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	careful - 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" cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver" diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
	2.	careful - cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice" heedful mindful, aware - bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
	3.	careful - unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" deliberate, measured unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"
	4.	careful - full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41 archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
	5.	careful - mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" thrifty provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

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careful

adjective

1. cautious, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, circumspect, punctilious, chary, heedful, thoughtful, discreet One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people.
cautious reckless, careless, negligent, unconcerned, untroubled, thoughtless, neglectful, slovenly, inattentive, remiss, abandoned, casual

2. thorough, full, particular, accurate, precise, intensive, in-depth, meticulous, conscientious, attentive, exhaustive, painstaking, scrupulous, assiduous He decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the facts.
thorough casual, careless, inaccurate, inexact

3. prudent, sparing, economical, canny, provident, frugal, thrifty Train your children to be careful with their pocket-money.

Proverbs
"Softly, softly, catchee monkey"

Translations

careful [ˈkɛəfʊl] ADJ

1. (= taking care, cautious)

1.1. → cuidadoso, cauteloso
he's a careful driver → es un conductor prudente, conduce con prudencia or cuidado

1.2. to be careful → tener cuidado
(be) careful! → ¡(ten)cuidado!
she's very careful about what she eats → pone mucho cuidado en or es muy prudente con lo que come
be careful of the dog → ten cuidado con el perro
be careful that he doesn't hear you → procura que no te oiga, ten cuidado de que no te oiga
be careful to shut the door → no te olvides de cerrar la puerta
he was careful to point out that → se cuidó de señalar que ...
he was careful not to offend her → tuvo cuidado de no ofenderle
be careful not to drop it; be careful (that) you don't drop it → procura que no se te caiga, ten cuidado de que no se te caiga
we have to be very careful not to be seen → tenemos que tener mucho cuidado de que no nos vean
you can't be too careful → todos las precauciones son pocas
be careful what you say to him → (ten)cuidado con lo que le dices
to be careful with sth → tener cuidado con algo
be careful with the glasses → cuidado con los vasos
he's very careful with his money → es muy ahorrador (pej) → es muy tacaño

2. (= painstaking) [work] → cuidadoso, esmerado; [writer] → cuidadoso, meticuloso; [planning, examination] → meticuloso, cuidadoso
after careful consideration of all the relevant facts → después de considerar todos los datos cuidadosamente
after weeks of careful preparation → después de semanas de cuidadosos or intensos preparativos
we have made a careful study of the report → hemos estudiado el informe cuidadosamente or detenidamente
after giving this problem careful thought, I believe that → después de pensar detenidamente sobre este problema, creo que ...

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careful [ˈkɛə^rfʊl] adj

(= cautious) [person, driver] → prudent(e)
careful!, be careful! → attention!, fais attention!
you can't be too careful → on n'est jamais trop prudent
to be careful with one's money → regarder à la dépense

(= sure) to be careful to do sth → faire attention à faire qch

[handling] → soigneux/euse

(= thorough) [examination, study, planning, preparation] → minutieux/euse
after careful thought → après mûre réflexion
to give careful thought to sth → bien réfléchir à qch
This needs careful thought → Cela demande réflexion.

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careful

adj → sorgfältig; (= cautious, circumspect) → sorgsam, vorsichtig; (with money etc) → sparsam; I gave the matter some careful thought → ich habe die Sache gründlich überlegt; careful! → Vorsicht!, passen Sie auf!; to be careful → aufpassen (→ of auf +acc); be careful with the glasses → sei mit den Gläsern vorsichtig; be careful what you do → sieh dich vor, nimm dich in Acht; she’s very careful about what she eats → sie achtet genau darauf, was sie isst; to be careful about doing something → es sich gut überlegen, ob man etw tun soll; be careful (that) they don’t hear you → gib acht or sei vorsichtig, damit or dass sie dich nicht hören; be careful not to drop it → pass auf, dass du das nicht fallen lässt; he is very careful with his money → er hält sein Geld gut zusammen; you can’t be too careful these days → man kann heutzutage nicht zu vorsichtig sein

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careful [ˈkɛəfʊl] adj

a. (taking care, cautious) → attento/a, cauto/a
(be) careful! → (stai) attento!, attenzione!
to be careful with sth → fare attenzione a qc
he's very careful with his money → sta molto attento a quanto spende
be careful what you say to him → stai attento a come gli parli
he was careful not to offend her → badava a non offenderla

b. (painstaking, work) → accurato/a; (writer, worker) → attento/a, diligente, zelante

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