to care
- verb
- /kɛr/
- Formal
- Would you care to join us for dinner tonight?
- care to say
- care to admit
OK, Robert, would you care to say anything to, oh, Oprah?
- OK, Robert, would you care to say anything to, oh, Oprah?
- My oldest does not care to have a relationship.
- But I used it once and I didn't care to use it.
Examples
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Would you care for an aquavit? -
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So I'll link that video below if you care to watch it.
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Would you care to join me?
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Would you care for a drink?
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Care to join us for dinner?
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Anything else you'd care to add?
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You gentlemen sure you don't care for a drink?
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Would you care to roll yourself a cigarette, Mister... Dietrichson.
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"Yes, and it is astonishing how few people care to hear it," Malcolm said.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have some business, and I didn't think you'd care to come into the office.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
To want something, often as a polite request
To want something to happen, often when it seems unlikely, or to ask for it politely
Like a person or want something
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A hospital unit where very ill people get constant monitoring and treatment
- Specialized
A hospital area where very sick patients get constant care and monitoring
A doctor you see first for health problems who gives general care and arranges specialist help
- Specialized
Care and help with medical and personal needs in a person's home for elderly or disabled people
- Specialized
Doctors and nurses give treatment and nursing to a patient during a hospital stay
- Specialized
The way people get health services from places like a hospital or clinic
Help for people who cannot fully look after themselves, for example with bathing, dressing, and eating
A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups
- Specialized
A hospital area where very small or sick newborns get constant medical care
- Specialized
Basic health care you get first from a doctor or community clinic for everyday needs
- Informal
Gentle, careful help and attention people give to someone or something that needs support
- Formal
A level of careful attention a sensible person shows in a situation, often required by law
- Jargon
Enough careful attention a sensible person gives in a situation to avoid harm
- Specialized
A place that gives long-term medical care and help for people recovering
- Specialized
Care that doctors and nurses give to babies, children, and teenagers
- Specialized
A hospital department that gives close care to people with serious heart problems
- Baby Talk
A made-up colorful bear character with a symbol on its belly showing a feeling
- Formal
The level of attention and caution a reasonable person shows in similar situations to avoid harm
- Specialized
A special method nurses use in intensive care to treat very sick patients
How Willing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Care comes from an old English word caru meaning 'worry' or 'concern'. A helpful way to remember the polite use in 'Do you care to...?' is to think 'does it matter to you?', so there it means 'would you like' or 'do you wish'.