care for

phrasal verb

cared for; caring for; cares for

1

: to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)

She cares for elderly patients.

Who is caring for your son while you are at work?

2

: to feel affection for (someone)

I got the feeling he never really cared for me.

3

somewhat formal : to like or enjoy (something)

—often used in negative statements

I don't care for jelly beans.

I don't care for your tone of voice.

4

somewhat formal : to want (something)

Would you care for some pie?

Examples of care for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Through her tale, Carr depicts the ways in which women can care for and exert power over one another. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

Employers have found many workers prefer to have their children cared for closer to home. —Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 June 2024

Respite care for homeless people is rapidly growing, aimed at people well enough to leave the hospital but too sick for the street. —Jason Deparle, New York Times, 10 June 2024

In an indictment unsealed this week, federal prosecutors alleged the three had sought Medicare payments for patients who were not terminally ill and hadn’t been cared for at the sham hospices. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024