cared-for
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈkɛrd fɔr/
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bien cuidado
- The students' academic outcomes improved when they felt genuinely cared for by an adult.
- well cared-for
- properly cared-for
- cared-for children
It's still a city which is remarkably well cared for planning wise.
- It's still a city which is remarkably well cared for planning wise.
- I realized that I don't know, I don't know how to be cared for by somebody, you know?
- And I said this plant was not cared for.
- You know, he always made you feel cared for and he and he was he was genuine.
- There was a part of her that reached into an inner child that had not really been cared for or seen and told her you did good.
Examples
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Ensure that your other children will be cared for in your absence.
Fiction book (1998) -
I was provided for, cared for and protected.
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I want to know that my property is going to be cared for in the same way.
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My uncle loved me and cared for me.
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Let that vulnerable self be cared for by you.
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Mrs. Chu has experienced some health problems and is being cared for at home by her family.
Academic text (1998) -
Many of these people will be cared for in the community by spouses, relatives, and friends.
Academic text (1995) -
Long ago, tribes would all work together as one family and the young would be nurtured and cared for by the entire tribe.
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The smooth, worn surfaces of these twin figures show that they have been cared for devotedly.
Academic text (2003) -
The dog is well cared for by its owner, receiving regular meals and veterinary check-ups.
Synonyms
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3.4
Someone you can trust looks after people or things so you need not worry
Kept in good condition by regular care
Someone looks after it
Antonyms
How Supported
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cared-for comes from the verb care ('to look after' or 'feel concern') plus for, so it means 'given attention and support'. Think of care as in careful — a cared-for person or thing has been looked after and so is healthy and safe.