0 past simple and past participle of care
1 to think that something is important and to feel interested in it or upset about it:
She's never cared very much about her appearance.
[ + question word ] I really don't care whether we go out or not.
"Was Lorna happy about the arrangements?" "I don't know and I don't care."
Your parents are only doing this because they care about (= love) you.
"Mike's really fed up about it." "I couldn't care less."
You can go to the match with Paula, for all I care.
He said he didn't approve of what I'd done, as if I cared.
2 used in polite offers and suggestions:
Would you care for a drink?
[ + to infinitive ] Would you care to join us for dinner?
"I don't care - you choose, " he said, with an airy wave of the hand.
You could be the Queen of England, for all I care - you're not coming in here without a ticket.
I don't care if he likes it or not - I'm coming!
We were deeply touched that you cared enough to ask us about what we wanted and why we wanted it.
Family carers were not recipients of district nursing support in their own right but were dependent upon the cared-for person receiving nursing care.
The precariousness of the whole edifice was made clear to all who cared to look in the early 1770s.
