care🔊

(obsolete) Grief, sorrow. (19)

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

Worry.

Maintenance, upkeep.

The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).

The state of being cared for by others.

The object of watchful attention or anxiety.

(verb-be-concerned) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

(chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.

(by extension) To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.

(with for) To look after or look out for.

(Appalachia) To mind; to object.