care
/kɛɚ/ verb B1- 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.
- 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?
- To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.
- (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.
- To mind; to object.
Plural care · He/she/it cares · Past cared · Past participle cared · -ing form caring
Verb forms
- Base form
- care
- He/she/it
- cares
- Past
- cared
- Past participle
- cared
- -ing form
- caring
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“I believe that, besides the packet, Captain Leclere confided a letter to his care.”
He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be publicly known.
I don’t care who kills her.
Not one of us is safe while this fierce creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to take care of ourselves when you came among us.”
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