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Cared

/kɛəd/

To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

📖 Definitions of "Cared"

verb
  1. 1

    To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

    ""She doesn't care what you think." "I don't care, I'm still going.""

  2. 2

    (polite) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards.

    "I don't care to hear your opinion."

  3. 3

    (with for) To look after or look out for.

    "He cared for his mother while she was sick."

  4. 4

    To mind; to object.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cared"

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WordDefinition
accommodatedverb(transitive) To provide housing for.
addressedHaving been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.
allowedPermitted, authorized.
assistedhaving help; often used as a combining form
assumedSupposed or presumed.
attendedHaving a person or people present; with someone in attendance.
bornenouncarried, supported.
compliedverbTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
countedverb(intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
coveredOverlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
cured(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
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defrayedverbTo pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
entrustedverb(transitive) To trust to the care of.
focussed(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of focused. [Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.]
greetedverb(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
groomedverbHaving a neat and clean appearance; well cared-for.
guardedCautious; restrained.
handledHaving a handle or handles, often of a specified number or kind.
healedfreed from illness or injury

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