caring (for)

verb

Definition of caring (for)next
present participle of care (for)
1
as in watching
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 administering (to)
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 accepting
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 wanting
to wish to have I don't particularly care for rice cereal, but I'll eat it

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caring (for)
  1. watching
  2. nursing
  3. accepting
  4. wanting
  5. preferring
  6. supervising
  7. healing
  8. liking
Verb
  • The guy in a bar in Houston who, when the cameras found Tom Cruise in the stands watching the USA vs Paraguay, stood and applauded.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • This, combined with the sheer horror of many of the crimes committed against the Bowdens, generates a tension in the viewer that makes the unease a young Antosca felt watching the 1962 film feel tame by comparison.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • The more acute need, especially with Brandon Woodruff done for the season and Kyle Harrison nursing a forearm issue, is within the rotation.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Bordelon first learned about nursing through his aunt, who was a nurse.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of nursing
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  • The first Black man, who had struggled throughout the climb, walked away without giving his full name after accepting Hamrick’s thanks.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The state is accepting applications for a first round of grants to be used for planning.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • Goodman was very vocal in the weeks leading up to the All-Star Game about wanting to be in the Home Run Derby, to showcase himself on a stage that his small-market team doesn’t really offer.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Even Liz Taylor and Richard Burton stopped by (at one of Ciuffardi’s earlier eateries), wanting to take in the Sestri sunset away from their usual perch in Portofino.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of wanting
Verb
  • Apple might delay the full rollout of these desktop AI utilities beyond the initial Q4 2026 macOS 27 release, preferring a staggered approach to unify features across platforms, mirroring iOS.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been noncommittal on the House package that also divides his own GOP majority, with some Republican senators preferring more money for the military and others demanding the costs be offset with cuts elsewhere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of preferring
Verb
  • Diego Amson, Brad Tiemann and Joe Awgul serve as co-exec producers, Margaret Morales is supervising producer and Benjamin Hurvitz and Melissa Tallerine exec produce for MTV.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Officers are working to gather information regarding the circumstances that may have led up to the crash, including who was supervising the children.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of supervising
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  • Andrade, who is currently studying sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that the experience of playing soccer was fundamental in healing the trauma of the immigration arrest.
    — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • The Forest Service turned to the tribe for help healing the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • As well as left-wing options, United have looked at potential left-backs, with people at the club liking Newcastle’s Lewis Hall.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The poll found that while older adults are more likely to vote, donate money or join groups, nearly half of young people under the age of 30 prefer to engage politically by liking or sharing news content online.
    — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 20 July 2026
Definition of liking
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