care (for)

verb

Definition of care (for)next
1
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another will you care for the lawn while we're gone?

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2
as in to nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick

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3
as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

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4
as in to want
to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

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5
as in to prefer
to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for care (for)
  1. watch
  2. nurse
  3. accept
  4. want
  5. prefer
  6. supervise
  7. like
  8. enjoy
Verb
  • Small changes to Pentagon procurement and climate policy are worth watching.
    Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Growing up, my sister and I used to lay on the floor with our heads tucked together and watch this scene over and over.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of watch
Verb
  • Bosa, as well as two other star players, left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) and tight end George Kittle (hamstring) are all listed as questionable to play and the reality is each may need to be nursed to a distant regular season finish line with nearly half the schedule left to play.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Tight end Isaiah Likely missed most of last week nursing a hamstring injury.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of nurse
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  • If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.
    Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of accept
Verb
  • The second blast came after Allen wanted to make up for a defensive miscue at first base.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Yuletide chasers will want to time their trip with the annual German Christmas Market (Dec. 6 to 8).
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of want
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  • Option two is preferred by major oil producers like Saudi Arabia, who want to steer the focus of the discussions toward plastic recycling and waste management, rather than its production.
    Susan Solomon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, despite the results, many advertisers still prefer to block such topics, which negatively affects the income of news websites.
    Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of prefer
Verb
  • District attorney investigators covertly intercepted eight deliveries of garbage compactors from the three county hospitals starting in November 2023, Bud Porter, a supervising deputy district attorney, told The Times in an interview Thursday.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Thousands of Lebanese military and United Nations peacekeepers would be deployed in the south, while an international commission led by the United States would supervise all parties' compliance.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of supervise
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  • Every upload of the trailer appears to have an underwater likes to dislikes ratio, indicating some level of pushback.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Megyn Kelly didn't like what Caitlin Clark had to say about her own experience of white privilege in the WNBA, and Clark has already responded to Kelly's disapproval.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of like
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  • Follow the best thawing and reheating practices when enjoying leftovers again.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout December, famous tracks, such as Lennon’s, enjoy huge gains in streams and sales, as well as radio airplay, as the world celebrates the happiest time of the year for so many.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of enjoy
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