care for synonyms

care for

v.

  1. To look after

    provide for, attend to, nurse; see guard 2, raise 2, support 5.

  2. To like

    be fond of, hold dear, prize; see cherish 1, like 1, 2, love 1.

  3. To want

    desire, yearn for, wish for, have an inclination for; see like 3, want 1.

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