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Care for
Personal Care
Used when personally providing assistance or support to someone in need.

Volunteers needed to care for the homeless during the winter.
Ongoing Responsibility
Implies a continuous or regular duty, often long-term, to watch over someone or something.

Nurses care for patients throughout their recovery.
Not Occasional Help
'Care for' suggests a deeper commitment than simply helping someone occasionally.

Since their parents' departure, she had to care for her siblings full-time.
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