- It normally means "look after" or "take responsibility for". |
Some examples: a) Mothers take care of their children especially when they are young. --> In this sentence it means that the mothers look after their children they are young. |
b) Its not good to give your grandfather a dog, he is too old to take care of it well. --> In this sentence it means the grandfather is too old to take responsibility over the dog. |
c) Ms. Ito takes care of production, and I'm responsible for marketing. --> In this sentence it means that Ms. Ito is looking after and is responsible for production. |
- Without preposition, it means be careful. |
Some Examples: a) Take care in going to the office, Mom. b) You must take care of snakes in the forest. --> In these sentences, take care means be careful. Be careful in going to the office and be careful of snakes in the forest. |
- For some people, this formula is used when saying goodbye. |
Some Examples: a)Bye Tomo! Bye Mika! Take care! b)You all take care! See you tomorrow class. --> In these sentences, take care means goodbye. |