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English verb: care for | |||
| 1. | care for (emotion) have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | like | ||
| 2. | care for (emotion) be fond of; be attached to | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot care for Sue , Sam and Sue care for the movie | ||
| Synonyms | cherish, hold dear, treasure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | love | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | yearn | ||
| 3. | care for (body) provide treatment for | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | Did he care for his foot? | ||
| Synonyms | treat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | administer, analyse, analyze, bleed, burn, cauterise, cauterize, correct, cup, detox, detoxify, dispense, doctor, dress, hyperventilate, insufflate, iodise, iodize, irrigate, leech, manipulate, massage, medicate, medicine, nurse, operate, operate on, pack, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, purge, relieve, remedy, shock, splint, transfuse, vet | ||
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