care

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/'kɛə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kâr)

Inflections of 'care' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cares
v 3rd person singular
caring
v pres p
cared
v past
cared
v past p

Collocations for "care"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "care" in context.

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care

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. care for [her, your child, his cat, the patient]
  2. care for the [ill, disabled, elderly]
  3. [protected, loved, fed, maintained, owned] and cared (for)
  4. care [little, nothing, more, a lot, deeply] for
  5. [should, won't, can't] care for
  6. don't care for [wine, sweet potatoes, more]
  7. (don't) care about [her, the game, my appearance, the outcome]
  8. you care more about [her, your work] than (you do) me
  9. (really) care for you
  10. (don't) care to [comment, answer, discuss, fight]
  11. care enough to
  12. I don't care!
  13. (don't) care what she [says, thinks, does]
  14. I [couldn't, could] care less
  15. I [couldn't] care less what [you think, he says]
  16. why should I care?
  17. why should I care [if, who, what, whether]?
  18. see if I care!
  19. show her you care
n
  1. [child, pet, elder, patient, client] care
  2. [medical, personal, skin] care
  3. [professional, psychological] care
  4. [good, poor, top notch, outstanding] [patient] care
  5. [have, provide] [good] [patient] care
  6. [is, have] the best care available
  7. pride themselves on their [patient] care
  8. is in [intensive, emergency, special] care
  9. is in the care of [his son, the state]
  10. left the [cat, dog] in the care of friends
  11. handle with care
  12. special care must be taken with
  13. planned the [speech, escape] with great care
  14. take care not to [say, go, do, forget]
  15. [don't have, without] a care in the world
  16. with (the) utmost care
  17. with painstaking care
n as adj
  1. a care [provider, home, assistant]
  2. special care services
  3. health care insurance
  4. the health care system
  5. the [intensive, emergency] care unit
  6. primary care [doctor, physician]
'care' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth - access - affordable - aging - ailing - animal - anyhow - appearance - approach - assistant - attendant - beauty - better - cancer - car - caress - chemical - child - companion - compassionate - comprehensive - considerate - covenant - deeply - delicate - demand - dependent - deprived - disturbing - dog - dying - elaborate - elderly - environment - extended - extra - eye - face - failing - fat - feminine - first - flawed - flourish - foster - fragile - garment - grandmother - graze - hair

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