care about someone or something

care about someone or something
care about someone or something
1. to hold someone or something dear; to prize someone or something. •

I really care about you.

I care very much about my family.

2. to have even minimal regard for someone or something. (Does not imply any of the tender feelings expressed in Q.) •

Don't you care about animals?

I care about what happens in Washington.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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