Emily Dickinson Lexicon

care (-d), v. [see care, n.] (webplay: beat, bidding, broken, caution, driving, heed, less, looking, mind, mournful, sound, strain, tuned, value, vex, waste).

1. Worry; have anxiety; show concern; express uneasiness; (see 1 Corinthians 7:33).
2. Think; feel interested; (see Deuteronomy 11:12).
3. Bother; consider; notice; pay attention; feel concern; show interest; (see Mark 4:38).
4. Like; wish; need; want to; feel inclined; have a desire to.
5. Show sympathy; exhibit compassion; manifest charity; (see John 12:6).
6. Fear; act cautiously.
7. Listen; heed; mind; answer; respond; pay attention.
8. Have a fancy; have a longing; express a yearning.
9. Phrase. “Care for”: like; want; prefer; wish to have; [fig.] benefit from.