# cuidar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cogitāre. Compare Old Occitan cuidar, Middle French cuider, Spanish cuidar. Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing from Latin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kujˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kujˈðaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, first-person singular preterite cuidí, past participle cuidat)
* to think, to believe
* to be about to do something, especially having an accident
* to care for, to take care of

#### Derived terms

* cuidador

### Further reading

* “cuidar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “cuidar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Old Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin cogitāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kyjˈdaɾ/

### Verb

cuidar
* to believe
* to think

#### Descendants

* Occitan: coidar

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* cuydar (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuidar, from Latin cōgitāre (“to think, to consider”), from co- + agitō (“to agitate”). Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kujˈda(ʁ)/ [kuɪ̯ˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kujˈda(ʁ)/ [kuɪ̯ˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kujˈda(ɾ)/ [kuɪ̯ˈda(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kujˈda(ʁ)/ [kuɪ̯ˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kujˈda(ɻ)/ [kuɪ̯ˈda(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kujˈdaɾ/ [kujˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kujˈdaɾ/ [kujˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kujˈda.ɾi/ [kujˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: cui‧dar

### Verb

cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, first-person singular preterite cuidei, past participle cuidado)
* (transitive) to take care (of); to look after (to provide care for) [with de]
    A mãe cuida das crianças. ― The mother tends the children.
* (intransitive) to take care; to be careful
* (transitive) to take care (of); to deal (with); to handle [with de]
    Não te preocupes, cuidarei deste problema. ― Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this problem.
* (transitive) to mind (to concern oneself with, to pay attention to) [with de]
    Cuida da tua vida! ― Mind your own business! (literally, “Mind your life!”)
* (reflexive) to take care (be cautious, careful)
* (reflexive, imperative) take care (used as a farewell)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* cogitar
* cuidação
* cuidadeira
* cuidado
* cuidador
* cuidadosamente
* cuidadoso
* cuidança

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish coidar, from Latin cogitāre (“think”). Doublet of cogitar, a borrowing from Latin, whence also English cogitate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kwiˈdaɾ/ [kwiˈð̞aɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: cui‧dar

### Verb

cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, first-person singular preterite cuidé, past participle cuidado)
* (transitive, intransitive) to take care of, to care for
    A usted le sugiero que cuide a sus propios niños, y yo voy a preocuparme de los míos.I suggest that you care for your own children and I'll worry about mine.
* (transitive) to look after, to look out for, to keep an eye on, to guard, to protect, to watch over, to watch out for (implies doing so with care)
    Por favor, cuida de mi hija después de que muera.Please, look out for my daughter after I'm gone.
    El perro leal siempre cuida la casa.The loyal dog always guards the house.
* (transitive) to mind, to watch, to pay attention
    Por favor cuide su lengua, ¿de acuerdo?Please watch your tongue, all right?
    Creo que debes cuidar tus modales, muchacho.I think you should mind your manners, boy.
* to babysit
* to keep, to sit on (e.g. one's house, keeping the place in order)
* (transitive) to nurse, to nurture, to tend, to tend to, to attend to (e.g. nurse back to health, to tend a garden or yard, tend to a herd or flock)
* (reflexive) to take care, to take care of, to look after, to care for (oneself)
    Cuídate!Take care of yourself!
* (reflexive) to be careful of/with, to beware, to watch out for, to be wary of (+ de)

#### Usage notes

* Cuidar does not require the preposition de to signify "take care of" unlike English (which requires "of"). Both cuidar and cuidar de mean to "take care of". In other words, cuidar can be used both transitively and intransitively.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* zamuro cuidando carne

#### Related terms

* cuidacoches
* cuidado
* cuidador
* cuidadosamente
* cuidadoso
* cuidarse
* descuidar
* descuido

### See also

* velar

### Further reading

* “cuidar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10