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

The group believes in the age-old concept of mutual aid, where people take on the responsibility of caring for one another. —Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024

Indiana Disability Rights and the ACLU of Indiana on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop a state agency’s policy change that advocates say could hurt Hoosier families and their ability to care for their children with complex medical cases. —Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024

While in the program, kids with chronic pain receive daily doses of physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, and recreational and music therapy by a team of providers who work together to coordinate care for each patient. —Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 16 May 2024

But male doctors upgraded their care for high-power patients of both genders to a much greater extent than female doctors. —Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024

During Victorian times, paupers in workhouses who became ill could be cared for only by other destitute workhouse residents. —Melissa Pritchard, The Conversation, 15 May 2024

Video shows how the team cared for the tranquilized cougar, prepared him for transport and released him in a grassy wooded area. —Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024

In heterosexual marriages, women are more likely than men to drop out of the workforce in their prime earning years to care for children, putting them at a disadvantage in divorce proceedings. —Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 May 2024

Winchester also had a health care center where people with leprosy were cared for. —Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024