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care

Main Entry:: ¹care
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: cared, caring
Language:: English

intransitive verb

1 : importarle a uno <they don't care : no les importa> 2 : preocuparse, inquietarse <she cares about the poor : se preocupa por los pobres> 3 to care for tend : cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de 4 to care for cherish : querer, sentir cariño por 5 to care for like : gustarle (algo a uno) <I don't care for your attitude : tu actitud no me agrada>

transitive verb

wish : desear, querer <if you care to go : si deseas ir>

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