care about — to feel interest, concern, or affection for someone or something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to feel interest, concern, or affection for someone or something
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɛr əˈbaʊt/
Example Sentences
- My cat doesn't care about my feelings at all — it just wants food.
- Do you even care about how much I studied for this test?
- He cares more about his phone than about his girlfriend.
care about
VERB[/kɛr əˈbaʊt/]
to feel interest, concern, or affection for someone or something
She really does care about every stray cat in the neighborhood.
CARE(attention) + ABOUT(around) — placing a warm blanket of CARE(attention) completely ABOUT(around) the freezing boy, the mother proved how much she did care about him.
Lost in the dark woods, the young scout began to excitedly shout when he saw the rescue team that truly did care about his safety.
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“My cat doesn't care about my feelings at all — it just wants food.”
“Do you even care about how much I studied for this test?”
“He cares more about his phone than about his girlfriend.”
“As students, we should care about protecting our environment.”
“Honestly, I don't care about what my little brother thinks of my haircut.”
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