takes care of a ten-room house without help
is home taking care of a sick child
each operator can take care of three machines
family doctor who had been taking care of them for 20 years
five dollars should take care of unavoidable tips
has his aged parents to take care of
little steamers take care of transportation — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington
a change in the draft law to take care of draftees who refuse to answer loyalty questions — Newsweek
a clerk takes care of routine inquiries
take care of the rubbish
ordinary ventilation will automatically take care of the excess carbon dioxide — H.G.Armstrong
the “longest lake entirely within New England” (that takes care of Lake Champlain) — R.S.Monahan
could be counted on to take care of a traffic ticket
the cops were well taken care of; the joint was running wide open — W.L.Gresham
they take another inmate … and they tell him to take care of me and they'll take good care of him for it — Workers Defense Bulletin
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I can take care of myself
he has the tools to take care of the electrical problem
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He takes care of [=looks after] his brother after school.
They took care of a ten-room house without help.
He is home taking care of a sick child.
Each worker takes care of [=is responsible for] three machines.
Their family doctor has been taking care of them for 20 years.
You really ought to take better care of yourself. If you don't get some rest and start eating better, you are bound to get sick.
I'm old enough to take care of [=look out for] myself.
My assistant takes care of [=makes] all our travel arrangements.
Don't worry about that mess. I'll take care of it. [=I'll clean it up]
He offered to take care of [=pay] the bill.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.