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

Beneath the stately trees, the men quietly trim, clean and care for this 73-acre park, a place where families part, but where, unexpectedly, these fathers and sons have been brought closer together. —Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

Think of them almost like an instruction manual that can guide others on how to care for you, how to engage with you and what respect looks like to you. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025

Denning lives in Georgia and helps care for her mother, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 June 2025

Israel neither cared for or feared Trump’s response, and is apparently prepared to risk fighting on without US support. —Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025

Rhymes for care for

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• blastopore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore