be careful meaning

Definition of be careful in English Dictionary

• InterjectionSUF-ful
  1. Used to warn people to proceed with caution into a potentially dangerous act.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • So, be careful what you are paying attention to. If it looks like someone is yanking your chain, he or she probably is.
     • When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her.
     • Julianna needs to be careful if she keeps holding with the hare and running with the hounds; she might wind up making enemies of both labor and management.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!
     • Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
     • Be careful in modifying the device lest you may trip over the wire and screw everything up.
  3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.
     • That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.

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Other Vocabulary

1. en uncareful
2. en noncareful
3. en overcareful
4. en desireful
5. en cellarful