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cuide

Cuide is a conjugated form of the verb cuidar, used in Spanish and Portuguese. Both languages employ it to express care or attention toward someone or something, and the form appears in several moods and tenses.

In Spanish, cu ide appears as a formal imperative for the pronoun usted (take care, you). It

In Portuguese, cu ide functions as the present subjunctive form for third-person singular (que ele/ela cuide)

Etymology and related forms: cu ide is part of the broader conjugation of cuidar in both languages.

As a lexical unit outside its grammatical role, cu ide is not a standalone noun or widely

is
also
the
third-person
singular
present
subjunctive
form,
as
in
clauses
like
“Espero
que
él
cuide
de
ello”
(I
hope
that
he
takes
care
of
it).
A
common
standalone
usage
is
“Cuide
de
su
salud,”
meaning
“Take
care
of
your
health”
in
a
formal
address.
and
as
the
formal
imperative
for
the
second
person
(cuide
você).
It
is
also
used
in
reflexive
imperative
phrases
such
as
“Cuide-se!”
meaning
“Take
care
of
yourself.”
The
form
is
widely
heard
in
polite
instruction,
health
guidance,
and
care-related
contexts.
The
verb
cuid-
stems
from
the
Romance
verb
family
associated
with
care
and
attention,
with
parallel
forms
in
related
languages
such
as
Italian
curare
and
French
soigner,
reflecting
common
Latin
roots
tied
to
care
and
tending.
recognized
proper
name.
It
primarily
occurs
as
a
verb
form
within
Spanish
and
Portuguese
sentences,
conveying
admonition,
request,
or
suggestion
to
attend
to
someone
or
something.
See
also
cuid
ar
for
the
base
verb
and
its
various
conjugations.