Used in a Sentence

cared

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cared.

Editorial note

So, for most ISP's, the service was unusable, and only a small number of subscribers knew or cared about it.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cared gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

verb

(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

verb

(intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cared.

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

verb

(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

verb

(intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.

verb

(intransitive, informal, by extension) To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.

Example sentences

1

So, for most ISP's, the service was unusable, and only a small number of subscribers knew or cared about it.

2

From the story, it sounds like the client actually cared about the security of these devices.

3

FB could disappear tomorrow for all my business cared, but I would certainly notice Twitter not being around.

4

He cared in theory about schools, playgrounds, kids, and so forth, but these issues didn't affect him personally.

5

Never cared to search for the whole documented list of flags, usually I toy with one or two.

6

Shouldn't a better search that found high quality results be where Google put its efforts, if it really cared about its users?

7

People haven't become less concerned in total, it's just that there are more people that never cared in the first place using technology.

8

He cared about kids, but he became an activist about his dog.

9

Might be harder as operations are aware that people can sniff out a shill or sock puppet if they have five minutes and cared.

10

If anyone cared to look, the troubles with Enron's accounting were right there in their SEC filings - long before the shit hit the fan.

11

If they actually cared about openness, they'd have done a lot more with the hundreds of millions of dollars that they've collected over the years.

12

Some of them are in institutions, cared by professionals.

Quote examples

1

The public didn't really cared about any other browser (by that I mean the same "public" that doesn't really care about privacy now).

2

Surprise surprise, after a month nobody cared; in fact, as people acted all precious with their status messages, the "ghost town" meme started.

3

"over 80 percent of millionaires say they never would have been successful if their vocation wasn't something they cared about." A necessary (but not sufficient) condition.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cared in a sentence?

So, for most ISP's, the service was unusable, and only a small number of subscribers knew or cared about it.

What does cared mean?

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

What part of speech is cared?

cared is commonly used as verb.