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carefully

/ˈkɛəf(ə)li/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkɛəf(ə)li/
carefully
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

ca - re - ful - ly -> carefully

Myanmar meaning

(adv) ပို၍ သတိထား

Full entry

careful /'keǝfl/ adj

၁။ ~ (about/of/with sth) ; ~ (about/in) doing sth
သတိထားသော။ သတိရှိသော။
Be careful not to/that you don't hurt her feelings. ❍ Be careful with the glasses (ie don't break them). ❍ Be careful of the dog; it sometimes bites people. ❍ Be careful (about/of) what you say to him. ❍ Be careful (about/in) crossing the road. ❍ He's very careful with his money (ie He doesn't spend it on unimportant things).
၂။ (က) စေ့စပ်သေချာသော။
a careful worker.
(ခ) ဂရုတစိုက်လုပ်သော။ စဉ်းစဉ်းစားစားလုပ် သော။
a careful piece of work ❍ a careful examination of the facts. carefully /'keǝfǝli/ adv : Please listen carefully. ❍ I always drive more carefully at night. carefulness n [U]

More examples
  • Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils.
  • Even the most careful proofreader will miss the occasional error.
  • [careful about] : People should be more careful about the things they say.
  • [careful who/what/how] : You must be careful who you accept a lift from.
  • [careful (that)] : Be careful that the medicine is kept away from children.
  • [be careful to do something] : She was careful to keep her records up to date.
  • Brighton welcomes careful drivers.
  • [careful with] : Please be very careful with those plates!
  • The project needs careful planning.
  • After careful consideration, we are giving the prize to a children’s book.
  • She took a few careful steps into the water.
  • We’re going to have to be more careful now that Dad’s lost his job.
  • [be careful with (your) money] : She’s always been careful with money.
  • A carefully worded letter
  • He washed the antique plates very carefully.
Synonyms
cautious, wary, vigilant, watchful, alert, suspicious, chary, accurate, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, caring, cautious; painstaking, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, gentle, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, observant, on guard, on lookout, on one's toes, on the lookout, on the watch, on toes, painstaking, particular, playing safe, precise, prim, protective, provident, prudent, punctilious, regardful, religious, rigorous, scrupulous, selfdisciplined, sensible, sensitive, shrewd, shy, sober, solicitous, solid, sympathetic, tender, thorough, thoughtful, well thought-out, wise
Antonyms
careless, false, foolish, heedless, idiotic, imprecise, inaccurate, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexact, irrational, lax, loose, negligent, questionable, rash, reckless, rough, thoughtless, uncareful, uncaring, unconcerned, unscrupulous, unwise
Cross references
cautiouswaryvigilantwatchfulalertsuspiciouscharyaccurateapprehensiveassiduousattentivecaringcautious; painstakingchoosycircumspectconcernedconscientiousconservativecooldeliberatediscreetexactingfastidiousfinickyfussygentlegoing to great lengthsguarded
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