noun
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
(countable, uncountable) Worry.
(uncountable) Maintenance, upkeep.
(uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
(uncountable, UK) The state of being cared for by others.
The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
(obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
(intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.
(intransitive, informal, by extension) To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.
(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.
(intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.