Care and Like

Care

Care verb - Prefer or wish to do something.
Usage example: Do you care to try this dish?

Like is a synonym for care in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Like" instead the word "Care" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like regard highly.

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.
Usage example: I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have

Care is a synonym for like in wish topic. You can use "Care" instead the word "Like" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

How words are described

human human care human like
good good care good like
special special care special like
complete complete care complete like
Other adjectives: regular, certain, alien, total, many, entire, real, large, serious, little, bad, personal, few, less, extra, modern.

Common collocations

girl care girl like girl
people care people like people
idea care idea like idea
job care job like job
Other words: name, time, way, characters, bit, nothing, father.

Both words in one sentence

  • Because it's a really horrible thing to have done to someone you care about, this will frequently provoke Unstoppable Rage and/or Extreme Melee Revenge from the hero - but also from people who don't even like or care about said love interest, as Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil.
  • Pretty much anything after Sonic Adventure I don't like or care for.
  • Manga / Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru Karma Houdini: Pedro Barbossa is a sex criminal who's raped countless men and shows no sign of repentance, and his only comeuppance is to end up in the Second Karate Club as the member who none of the others particularly like or care about.
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