care for

Questions about care for

What does care for mean?

care for means "have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for care for?

Close synonyms include cherish, hold dear, treasure, treat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is care for a common word?

care for is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.