care (v.) Copy link Outline 1. cūro, 1 (with direct acc., or subj. with ut, ne)2. pendo, pĕpendi, pensum, 3 (i. e. to value, esteem3. (in negative sentences)4. prospĭcio, 3 (to care for; i. e. take thought for • care (v.): 1. cūro, 1 (with direct acc., or subj. with ut, ne): whack! whack! it will be for my back; I don't c., tax, tax, tergo erit meo; non curo, Pl.: I don't c. that, who he is, non ego istuc c., qui sit, Pl.: to c. for the wrongs of the allies, injurias sociorum c., Sall. 2. pendo, pĕpendi, pensum, 3 (i. e. to value, esteem: with such genitives as parvi, flocci, etc.): I c. less for their backs than mine, minoris pendo tergum illorum quam meum, Pl.: not to c. a straw for, (non) flocci p. aliquid, Ter.: Pl. 3. (in negative sentences): mŏror, 1: I don't c. for the wines of that region, vina nihil moror illius orae, Hor.: I don't c. for purple, purpuram nil moror, Pl. 4. prospĭcio, 3 (to care for; i. e. take thought for: with dat.): v. to provide for. Phr.: I don't c. in the least which sandals I take, nec mihi adest tantillum pensi, quos capiam calceos, Pl.; similarly, pensi habere, Sall.: they never c.d at all, either what they said or what they did, illis quid dicerent, nec quid facerent, quicquam unquam pensum fuit, Liv.