care for

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
   • I cared for my ailing mother for five years.
   • The grave is still cared for by the local authorities, and the monument is in an excellent state of preservation.1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, in Railway Magazine, page 62

   Synonyms:

   besee, look after, take care of

2. (transitive) To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.
   • Mrs. Dingley and Mrs. Johnson say, truly they don't care for your wife's company, though they like your wine.1719 December 14, “To Dr. Sheridan”, in W. E. Browning, editor, The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 2, Jonathan Swift
   • "Do you really care for this kind of thing?" he asked at length.1919, Virginia Woolf, chapter 5, in Night and Day

   Synonyms:

   think much of