what does take care mean?

25 comments

1. good. kinda depends on the context really

2. Positive for sure. Might suggest things in the uninverse are negative though.

   As a professor, I used it heavily to sign off on emails during peak Covid; a quiet acknowledgment that I know things are difficult and I want what’s best for you.

3. Positive. The person is wishing good tidings unto you and expressing concern and care about you. Generally it’s said in a more casual context than that though, so one can argue that it’s slightly less full of care than I defined it to be, as even strangers can say “take care” to each other.

   Unless the person is saying it really sarcastically or you just had a bad interaction. But you could do that with any positive set of words, like “have a nice day”, “thank you so much” etc.

4. “Take care” is a slightly more personal “Goodbye” which expresses that you wish the other person well.

   Not to be confused with “Have a care,” which is an admonition to tread carefully with what you’re going to say or do next, similar to “Be careful”.

5. Take care of your butt cheeks.

6. “Farewell for now and please take care of yourself” – a positive connotation.

7. Positive, short for take care of yourself. Comes from a caring place

8. 99% of the time, it’s good, but there’s always the 1%

   You better take care, OP…

9. To me, it interprets to be well and keep it that way so that you can continue through your life. It gives me confidence to see my friends and family throughout my life time. 😊

10. I say to mean take care of yourself, there’s not much I could verifiably do by wishing you well so I say take care as a reminder that the person is in charge of their own well-being

11. It is just an expression and means nothing. It is like saying Good Night or See you later, or any number of other parting sayings.

12. Really?

13. It means get off my dick

14. It’s like saying have a good one

15. For me, take care is usually exchanged when saying goodbye with people that I’ll not see for a prolonged period of time. For example;

    Friends who live 2hrs away that I only see every few months.
    Or my family that live 4hrs away who I see 2/3 times a year.
    Or work colleagues who I very rarely see at all, once a year maybe.

    It’s also used short term when people I’m saying goodbye with want to convey extra support. For example, my wife left me out of the blue 2 months ago and everyone keeps telling me to take care rather than just goodbuy.

    You could always just ask what the other person meant? What’s the worst that could happen?

16. Later!

17. Positive

18. It’s usually a positive way to say goodbye to someone. Like “okay, see you later. Take care.”

    Like be safe.

19. When I was a young fella I thought it was “take chair”.
    High-school was real tough for me.

20. Depends on the conversation you had before they said it.
    I know I have said ‘take care’ as a replacement for ‘We are done here. Dont bother saying another word’. But mostly I mean it when I say ‘take care’.

21. positive, i see it as short for “take care of yourself while im gone”

22. Neutral. It’s more of a platitude or salutation.

23. “Take care [of yourself]” – so that I may see you alive and healthy again. This a common well wish that has positive connotations.

24. Either depending on what else is going on.

25. I kind of equate it with the saying “be well”. It can also be seen/used as a generic way of parting ways. “I’ll see you later!” “Absolutely! Take care!” Etc