‘Care for’ means:

Question

‘Care for’ means:

1. A. To rely on
2. B. To look after (Correct answer)
3. C. To get rid of
4. D. To accept

Correct Answer

Option B — To look after

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is To look after.

Key Points

• The phrasal verb care for means to look after or take charge of someone's wellbeing.
• It has a second sense, to like, as in *I don't care for coffee* — but "to look after" is the primary meaning asked here.
• *To rely on* is depend on, and *to get rid of* is dispose of.

Additional Information

• Related phrasal verbs with care and look: take care of, look after, look into (investigate), look for (search), look up to (respect).
• Note the difference between care for (look after) and care about (feel concern for).
• Phrasal-verb meanings cannot be worked out from the parts, so they must be memorised as whole units.