care of

preposition
UK: /keər ɒv/
US: /ker ʌv/

  1. Used to indicate that a letter or package should be delivered to a person at a particular address.

    1. Send the letter care of my brother's house. [ ] [ ]
    2. Please address the package to me care of the main office, as I travel frequently. [ ] [ ]
care of noun

  1. In the charge or under the protection of someone.

    1. The children are in the care of their grandmother. [ ] [ ]
    2. The valuable painting was placed in the care of a professional art conservator. [ ] [ ]
care of verb

  1. To be responsible for or to look after someone or something.

    1. I care of my plants every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. She doesn't care of what others think about her decisions. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "care of" is /keər ɒv/ in British English and /ker ʌv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "care of": "Send the letter care of my brother's house.". More examples on the page.