Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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.

  2. (transitive)To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

More definitions
  • be fond of; be attached to
  • have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
  • provide treatment for

Examples

428 sentences
  1. I don't care for ice cream.

    Мені не подобається морозиво.

    deIch hab für Eis nichts übrig.

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  2. I don't care for green tea.

    Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю.

    deIch mag keinen grünen Tee.

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  3. He doesn't care much for baseball.

    Його не дуже цікавить бейсбол.

    ruБейсбол не очень его интересует.

    deEr interessiert sich nicht sehr für Baseball.

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  4. Tom doesn't care for ice cream.

    Том байдуже ставиться до морозива.

    deTom macht sich nichts aus Eiscreme.

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  5. He does not care for ice cream.

    Він ставиться байдуже до морозива.

    ruОн равнодушен к мороженому.

    deEr mag kein Eis.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

cares for, caring for, cared for, cared for
Base formcare for · to care for
3rd person singularcares for
Present participlecaring for
Past simplecared for
Past participlecared for

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycare for
he, she, itcares for

Past simpleLesson

all personscared for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cared for
he, she, ithas cared for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill care for

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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