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care for en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
   • The grave is still cared for by the local authorities, and the monument is in an excellent state of preservation. 1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, in Railway Magazine, page 62:
   • I cared for my ailing mother for five years.
2. (in the negative, transitive) To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.
   • "Do you really care for this kind of thing?" he asked at length. 1919, Virginia Woolf, chapter 5, in Night and Day:
   • Mrs. Dingley and Mrs. Johnson say, truly they don't care for your wife's company, though they like your wine. 1719 December 14, “To Dr. Sheridan”, in W. E. Browning, editor, The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 2, Jonathan Swift:
   • Still, while most Japanese may not care for the meat, many object to calls to stop whaling. 2006 April 17, Unmesh Kher, “Whale On the Plate”, in Time:

Forms

Deriveds

uncared-for

Synonyms

look after · think much of · besee · take care of

Translations (12)

el νοιάζομαι (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · pl opiekować się (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · pl troszczyć się o (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · tr bakmak (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · ota تیمارلمق (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · pl pielęgnować (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · el φροντίζω (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · tr göz kulak olmak (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · ota تیمار ایتمك (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · fr soigner (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · eo zorgi (to look after — see also look after, take care of) · ug ئاسرىماق (to look after — see also look after, take care of)