cuidar

From Old Occitan cuidar, from Latin cogitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō. Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kujˈda/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kujˈdaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, past participle cuidat)

1. to care for, to take care of

• cuidador

• “cuidar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Latin cogitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyjdaɾ/

cuidar

1. to believe
2. to think

• Catalan: cuidar
• Occitan: coidar

• cuydar (obsolete)

From Old Portuguese cuidar, from Latin cōgitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō (“I think, consider”), from co- + agitō (“I agitate”). Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing.

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kuj.ˈda(ɾ)/, /kuj.ˈda(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuj.ˈda(ɾ)/, /kuj.ˈda(ɻ)/

cuidar (first-person singular present indicative cuido, past participle cuidado)

1. (transitive, followed by de) to take care (of); to look after (to provide care for)

   A babá cuida das crianças.

   The babysitter tends the children.

2. (intransitive) to take care; to be careful

   Derrubaste o prato porque não cuidas.

   You dropped the plate because you weren't careful.

3. (transitive, followed by de) to take care (of); to deal (with); to handle

   Não te preocupes, cuidarei deste problema.

   Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this problem.

4. (transitive, followed by de) to mind (to concern oneself with, to pay attention to)

   Cuida da tua vida!

   Mind your own business! (literally: Mind your life).

• cuidar-se

From Old Spanish coidar, from Latin cogitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō (“to think”). Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing.

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈdaɾ/, [kwiˈðaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, first-person singular preterite cuidé, past participle cuidado)

1. to take care of
2. to pay attention
3. to think

• velar