cuidar.
to take care (of); to look after (to provide care for)
Meaning & usage
to take care (of); to look after (to provide care for)
A mãe cuida das crianças.
to take care; to be careful
to take care (of); to deal (with); to handle
Não te preocupes, cuidarei deste problema.
to mind (to concern oneself with, to pay attention to)
Cuida da tua vida!
to think, to suppose to, to believe
to take care (be cautious, careful)
take care (used as a farewell)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese cuidar, from Latin cōgitāre (“to think, to consider”), from co- + agitō (“to agitate”). Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing.
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