Etymology

becare

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Today it means: To care about; care for; provide or administer care to; take care of. Full definition →

Middle English bicaren
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombicaren
  2. English todaybecare

From Middle English bicaren. Equivalent to be- + care.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.