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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Care \Care\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Caring}.] [AS. cearian. See {Care}, n.]
To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard
or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of
measure.
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I would not care a pin, if the other three were in.
--Shak.
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Master, carest thou not that we perish? --Mark. iv.
38.
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{To care for}.
(a) To have under watchful attention; to take care of.
(b) To have regard or affection for; to like or love.
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He cared not for the affection of the house.
--Tennyson.
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