- care for someone or something
- care for someone or somethingto take care of someone or something. •
Will you care for my cat while I am away?
•I would be happy to care for your child.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
care for someone or something
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not care for someone — not care for someone/something formal phrase to not like someone or something I don’t much care for chocolate. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: care … Useful english dictionary
care for — verb 1. have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑like • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s VERB ing 2. be fond of; be attached to … Useful english dictionary
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not care for something — not care for someone/something formal phrase to not like someone or something I don’t much care for chocolate. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: care * * * not ˈcare for sb/sth … Useful english dictionary
take care of someone — take care of (someone/something) 1. to be responsible for someone or something. Our parents spent a lot of time taking care of us when we were young. My mother in law fell and could not take care of herself anymore. My wife takes care of paying… … New idioms dictionary
care — [[t]ke͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ cares, caring, cared 1) VERB: no cont If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it. [V about n] ...a company that cares about the environment. [V wh … English dictionary
would you care for something — spoken formal phrase used for asking politely whether someone would like something Would you care for a coffee? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: care … Useful english dictionary
press someone or something into service — press (someone or something) into service : to use (someone or something) for a particular job or purpose when a special need occurs Retired doctors and nurses were pressed into service to help care for the wounded. The backup computer was… … Useful english dictionary
would you care for something — spoken formal used for asking politely whether someone would like something Would you care for a coffee? … English dictionary
have got someone or something covered — have (got) someone or something covered (informal) : to have done, gotten, or provided whatever is needed Don t worry about a thing. We ve got you covered. [=we have taken care of everything that you might need] You don t need to buy soda for the … Useful english dictionary
have someone or something covered — have (got) someone or something covered (informal) : to have done, gotten, or provided whatever is needed Don t worry about a thing. We ve got you covered. [=we have taken care of everything that you might need] You don t need to buy soda for the … Useful english dictionary
