Meanings
verbcare a whit (third-person singular simple present cares a whit, present participle caring a whit, simple past and past participle cared a whit)
present singular third person cares a whit · participle present caring a whit · participle past cared a whit · past cared a whit
- datedidiomaticinformaltypically in negative connotationTo care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.
Synonyms: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself
Synonyms & antonyms
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care a whit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20a%20whit
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“care a whit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20a%20whit. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “care a whit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/care%20a%20whit.
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