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Princeton's WordNet

  1. care forverb

    have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

  2. care for, cherish, hold dear, treasureverb

    be fond of; be attached to

  3. treat, care forverb

    provide treatment for

    "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

Wiktionary

  1. care forverb

    To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.

  2. care forverb

    To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

ChatGPT

  1. care for

    Care for generally means to look after, attend to the needs of, or have affection or liking for someone or something. It often entails providing service, assistance, or maintenance in order to promote well-being, health, or functionality. It can also refer to emotional or sentimental attachment towards someone or something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of care for in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of care for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of care for in a Sentence

  1. Mark Parkinson:

    Without adequate funding and resources, the US will end up repeating the same mistakes from several months ago. We need public health officials to focus on reducing spread within the larger community and prioritizing long-term care for resources, like PPE, testing, staff support and funding, so we can prevent the virus from coming in to nursing homes and help staff take targeted action if it does. With the proper resources, long term care facilities can better identify who has the virus and make tactical decisions to protect residents and staff.

  2. Vijay Singh:

    We are questioning the men in our custody and trying to help the victim's father obtain best medical care for the child.

  3. Jonathan Thompson:

    They're overwhelmed, they're overwhelmed trying to bring dead bodies and the remains of illegal aliens that are found in the desert. They're overwhelmed in their communities with human services shortfalls. They're overwhelmed with crime response. And they're overwhelmed with just the sheer magnitude of things that need to happen to help care for people.

  4. Ken Albert:

    We're seeing increasing demand on adult protective services as a result of people with dementia not being able to get services, the stress on families trying to navigate care for their loved ones is just incredible.

  5. Lao-Tzu:

    The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery.


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