The difference between Care for and Deal with

When used as verbs, care for means to attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide, whereas deal with means to handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression.


check bellow for the other definitions of Care for and Deal with

  1. Care for as a verb (transitive):

    To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.

    Examples:

    "I cared for my ailing mother for five years."

  2. Care for as a verb (transitive):

    To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

  1. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.

    Examples:

    "This book deals with incest."

  2. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To take action with respect to (someone or something).

    Examples:

    "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students."

  3. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To consider, as an example.

    Examples:

    "Let us deal with the case of China."

  4. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

    Examples:

    "We deal with having just a gallon of gas. Thankfully he'd dealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience."

  5. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.

    Examples:

    "I can deal with this crew of workers."

  6. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To behave in a certain way towards.

    Examples:

    "He deals fairly with his employees."