"care a whit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cares a whit [present, singular, third-person], caring a whit [participle, present], cared a whit [participle, past], cared a whit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} care a whit (third-person singular simple present cares a whit, present participle caring a whit, simple past and past participle cared a whit)
  1. (informal, dated, idiomatic, typically in negative connotation) To care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone. Tags: dated, idiomatic, informal Synonyms: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed [archaic], mind, reck [archaic], trouble oneself, worry
    Sense id: en-care_a_whit-en-verb-dm3vY5sd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bother"
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        "(informal, dated, idiomatic, typically in negative connotation) To care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone."
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