caregiveとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

caregive (third-person singular simple present caregives, present participle caregiving, simple past caregave, past participle caregiven)

1. (rare, intransitive) To provide care, especially in the role as a caregiver.
   • 2008, Sheryl Karas, The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving, page 210:

     This is what she wanted to share with other readers about that: I realized how many times it interfered with the way I caregave at certain times. I ended up resenting my task at hand.

   • 2010, Barbara Dunn, Linda Scott, Our Turn to Parent:

     Encouraging men to caregive in their own way is a win-win for all.

   • 2011, Frank Denton, Deborah Fretz, Byron Spencer, Independence and Economic Security in Old Age, page 277:

     Using data from the Survey of Ageing and Independence conducted in 1991, McDonald (1996) found that retiring to caregive decreased the age of retirement for women by almost six years. The costs of retiring to caregive may be high.

   • 2016, Jolene Brackey, Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey:

     If you have decided to caregive, ask yourself these tough questions: “Why did I choose to caregive? Out of obligation? Promise? Because I am the only child without kids to take care of? Or is it because caregiving is what I want to do?