Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

    She doesn’t care what you think.

    I don’t care, I’m still going.

    sorgen, sich sorgen, sich kümmern

    беспоко́итьсяbespokóitʹsja, забо́титьсяzabótitʹsja

    турбува́тисяturbuvátysja, догляда́тиdohljadáty

    feel concern or interest

  2. (formal, intransitive, polite)To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.

    Would you care for another slice of cake?

    Would you care to dance?

    respektieren

  3. (broadly, informal, intransitive)To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.

  4. (intransitive)(with for) To look after or look out for.

    Young children can learn to care for a pet.

    He cared for his mother while she was sick.

    kümmern, pflegen

    забо́титьсяzabótitʹsja, уха́живатьuxáživatʹ, пригля́дыватьprigljádyvatʹ

    турбува́тисяturbuvátysja, догляда́тиdohljadáty, дба́тиdbáty

  5. (Appalachia, intransitive)To mind; to object.

    kümmern

Examples

6686 sentences
  1. I take care of my grandfather.

    Я доглядаю свого дідуся. — deniko

    ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке. — odexed

    deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater. — Wolf

  2. I don't care for ice cream.

    Мені не подобається морозиво. — deniko

    deIch hab für Eis nichts übrig. — Vortarulo

  3. I don't care for green tea.

    Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю. — deniko

    deIch mag keinen grünen Tee. — al_ex_an_der

  4. I don't care what people say.

    Мені неважливо, що кажуть люди. — aandrusiak

    ruМне всё равно, что говорят люди. — FeuDRenais

    deEs ist mir egal, was die Leute sagen. — Manfredo

  5. We don't care what he does.

    Нам однаково, чим він займається. — iceman

    ruНам всё равно, чем он занимается. — las

    deEs ist uns egal, was er macht. — Zaghawa

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to be concerned about:
to look after:
Русский
By meaning 2
to be concerned about:
to look after:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to be concerned about:
to want, politely:
to look after:

Origin

From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be trouble

From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-West Germanic *karōn (“to care”), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (“to care”).

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Forms

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

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscared

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill care

Synonyms

15 synonyms
botherA2mindA2worryA2becareheedreckconcern oneselftrouble oneself
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take care of
  • take care
  • can take care
  • to take care
  • care of himself
  • care of ourselves
  • care of yourself
  • would care if
  • good care of
  • care of my
  • care of his
  • care whether

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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