“cares” is a form of
care
UK /kɛə/ · US /kɛɚ/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms cares caring cared carest caredst careth
- noun Close attention; concern; responsibility. “Care should be taken when holding babies.”
- noun (countable, uncountable) Worry. “I don’t have a care in the world.”
- noun (uncountable) Maintenance, upkeep. “dental care”
- noun (uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
- noun (uncountable, UK) The state of being cared for by others. “in care”
- noun The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
- noun (obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
- verb (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about). “She doesn’t care what you think.”
- verb (intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in. “Would you care for another slice of cake?”
- verb (intransitive, informal, by extension) To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.
- verb (intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for. “Young children can learn to care for a pet.”
- verb (intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
becare bother concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry attention aid tending caution precaution forethought concern fear charge tutelage guardianship maintenance upkeep give care wish like manage deal handle
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“shout, call”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”), Latin garriō, Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus). See also chary.
From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-West Germanic *karōn (“to care”), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (“to care”).
Cognate with Old Saxon karōn (“to lament”), Middle High German karen, karn (“to complain, lament, grieve, mourn”), archaic German karen (“to groan, gasp”), Alemannic German karen, kären (“to groan, gasp”), Swedish kära (“to fall in love”), Icelandic kæra (“to care, like”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn, “to be concerned”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.
- noun Charge, oversight, or management, implying responsibility for safety and prosperity.
- verb To be anxious or solictous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; --sometimes followed by an objective of measure.
Etymology [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow Goth. kara lament, and to Gr. . Not akin to cure. Cf. Chary.]
Etymology [AS. cearian. See Care, n.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “care”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details