care for

English

Verb

care for (third-person singular simple present cares for, present participle caring for, simple past and past participle cared for)

(transitive) To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
I cared for my ailing mother for five years.
(transitive) To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.
- 1719, Jonathan Swift, "To Dr. Sheridan" (14 Dec.), in The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 2 (ed. W. E. Browning):
  Mrs. Dingley and Mrs. Johnson say, truly they don't care for your wife's company, though they like your wine.
- 1919, Virginia Woolf, chapter 5, in Night and Day:
  "Do you really care for this kind of thing?" he asked at length.
- 2006, Unmesh Kher, "Whale On the Plate," Time, 17 April:
  Still, while most Japanese may not care for the meat, many object to calls to stop whaling.

Usage notes

In the sense of like or appreciate, often used in negative constructions, as in: I do not care for chocolate or questions like Would you care for a cucumber sandwich?

Synonyms

(to like or appreciate): think much of
(to see to): besee

References

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Anagrams

forearc

单词	care for
释义	care for English Verb care for (third-person singular simple present cares for, present participle caring for, simple past and past participle cared for) (transitive) To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide. I cared for* my ailing mother for five years.* (transitive) To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable. 1719, Jonathan Swift, "To Dr. Sheridan" (14 Dec.), in The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 2 (ed. W. E. Browning): Mrs. Dingley and Mrs. Johnson say, truly they don't care for your wife's company, though they like your wine. 1919, Virginia Woolf, chapter 5, in Night and Day: "Do you really care for this kind of thing?" he asked at length. 2006, Unmesh Kher, "Whale On the Plate," Time, 17 April: Still, while most Japanese may not care for the meat, many object to calls to stop whaling. Usage notes In the sense of like or appreciate, often used in negative constructions, as in: I do not care for* chocolate* or questions like Would you care for* a cucumber sandwich?* Synonyms (to like or appreciate): think much of (to see to): besee References care for at OneLook Dictionary Search Anagrams forearc
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