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care for (third-person singular simple presentcares for,present participlecaring for,simple past and past participlecared for)

(transitive) Toattend to the needs of, especially in the manner of anurse or personalaide.
Synonyms:look after,take care of
Icared for my ailing mother for five years.
- 1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, inRailway Magazine, page62:
  The grave is stillcared for by the local authorities, and the monument is in an excellent state of preservation.
(transitive, chiefly in the negative) Tolike orappreciate; to consider to beappealing,tasteful, orsuitable.
- 1719 December 14, “To Dr. Sheridan”, in W. E. Browning, editor,The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 2,Jonathan Swift:
  Mrs. Dingley and Mrs. Johnson say, truly they don'tcare for your wife's company, though they like your wine.
- 1919,Virginia Woolf, chapter 5, inNight and Day:
  "Do you reallycare for this kind of thing?" he asked at length.
- 2006 April 17, Unmesh Kher, “Whale On the Plate”, inTime:
  Still, while most Japanese may notcare for the meat, many object to calls to stop whaling.

In the sense oflike or appreciate, often used in negative constructions, as in:I do notcare for chocolate or questions likeWould youcare for a cucumber sandwich?