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care a whit

care a whit verb: to care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.

Verb

care a whit (third-person singular simple present cares a whit, present participle caring a whit, simple past and past participle cared a whit)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, informal, typically in negative connotation) To care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Synonyms of care a whit

Forms of care a whit

third-person singular presentcares a whit
present participlecaring a whit
past participlecared a whit
pastcared a whit

Questions about care a whit

What does care a whit mean?
Care a whit means to care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.
What part of speech is care a whit?
Care a whit is a verb.
What is the past tense of care a whit?
The past tense of care a whit is cared a whit.

Words near care a whit in the dictionary

  1. care a jackstraw
  2. care a monkey's
  3. care a pin
  4. care a rat's arse
  5. care a rat's ass
  6. care a whit
  7. care and attention
  8. care and feeding
  9. care bear
  10. care bears
  11. care factor

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