care (for)

verb

Definition of care (for)next
1
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another will you care for the lawn while we're gone?

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2
as in to nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of he is caring for his mother while she's sick

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3
as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog

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4
as in to want
to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

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5
as in to prefer
to show partiality toward she generally doesn't care for war movies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for care (for)
  1. watch
  2. nurse
  3. accept
  4. want
  5. prefer
  6. supervise
  7. see to
  8. like
Verb
  • Skilled Photoshop artists spent years mastering masking, selections and retouching techniques, only to watch AI remove a complex background with a single click.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For several days, millions of people watched Simon — a 7-year-old Jindo-skewing mix — journey toward taking his final breath.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of watch
Verb
  • Charlie started coming in even after the work was done to nurse a Coke at the bar and stare at Perez, who was more than 20 years his junior.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
  • Her eldest son moved in during the pandemic and nursed the orchard’s last remaining tree back to health.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Definition of nurse
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  • Once considered unprofessional or unconventional in some settings, tattoos have become far more accepted across generations.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • That silence is what widens the gap, teaching an entire team what leadership is willing to accept.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of accept
Verb
  • Not the actual on-the-field product, but those who want to attend the games.
    — Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • That’s huge considering the Jayhawks want to surround Tyran Stokes with spacing and options to pass to.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of want
Verb
  • Periwinkle prefers a temperate climate and needs a soil with a good amount of compost.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
  • These dragonflies live near bodies of water, preferring those with calm currents, like ponds, wetlands, or slow-moving streams.
    — Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of prefer
Verb
  • Operators define intent, establish boundaries and supervise autonomous action across high-stakes systems.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Plaintiff David Figueroa’s lawsuit said he was hired as a retail sales consultant on February 2, 2026, and was supervised by store manager Sully Fuentes Peterson.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • For many years, Grant was viewed in bright contrast to his dad; as a kid, he was seen to be a stable figure in a tumultuous household.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • The stadium has become notorious for the glare and has been seen to affect receivers during games.
    — Cal Phillips June 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Definition of see to
Verb
  • Across both the 2026 and 2025 studies, participants still liked the spicier versions of each food.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Landscape painters liked the Connecticut River, and Nebel’s mentor, James Earle Fraser, designer of the Buffalo nickel and a lot of other Americana, had settled in Westport, building himself a custom studio.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Definition of like
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“Care (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20%28for%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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