care forsomeone
phrasal verbwithcareverb[I]uk/keər/us/ker/
(PROTECT/PROVIDE FOR)
B1
toprotectsomeone or something andprovidethe things they need,especiallysomeone who isyoung,old, orill:
Thechildrenare beingcaredfor by arelative.
She can't go out toworkbecause she has tostayathometocarefor herelderlymother.
It's good toknowthat thedogswill be wellcaredfor while we're away.
to take care of someone or something
- care forShe had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother.
- take care ofI just want to make enough money to take care of my family.
- look afterMy aunt looked after me after my parents died.
- nurseHe nursed me back to health.
- tendHe lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives.
- Mostpeoplewouldpreferto becaredfor athomeratherthan in ahospital.
- Theycaredfortheirdisabledsonfor 27years, atgreatpersonalsacrifice.
- While somepatientscan beadequatelycaredfor athome,othersarebestservedbycarein ahospital.
- Caring foryoungchildrencan beexhausting.
- Hespentmanyyearscaringfor hissenilemother.
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- aggressively
- bed blocker
- bed-blocking
- birth tourism
- bring
- clinic
- logrolling
- look aftersomeone/something
- medical tourism
- minister
- minister tosomeone
- nurse
- patch
- respite care
- self-care
- setsomethingup
- soother
- takesomethingin
- tend
- treat
(LIKE)
formal
tolovesomeone andfeelromantictowards them:
YouknowIcarefor you, Peter.
Loving and in love
- absence
- absence makes the heart grow fonderidiom
- adore
- adoring
- adoringly
- adorkable
- endearment
- ever-loving
- fall forsomeone
- fall in loveidiom
- feelings forsomeoneidiom
- gaga
- madly
- moon
- moon oversomeone/something
- pash
- potty
- shine
- treasure
- worship