care for or care about?

[Vaok]

The girl only think of herslef. She never ____ others.
A. care for B. care about

[Yankee]

Hi Vaok

I'd choose "care about" there. That would indicate that she shows no concern.

I might use "care for" negatively to indicate a gereral distaste or dislike of something or someone. For example:

- She doesn't care for liver, so she never eats it.
- I really don't care for Mary and her husband, so I never socialize with them.
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[Barb_D]

Sorry, is it just a typo? It should be "cares" not "care," either way.

[Yankee]

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Yes, it should be "cares about". Thanks, Barb!
In addition, the word "think" should also be "thinks".
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[Molly]

Would the second example be possible?

She never cares about her own health.
?She never cares for her own health.

[Vaok]

So what about this:

The girl only thinks about herself. She doesn't _____ others? care for or care about? thanks.

[Yankee]

Hi Vaok

To me, those two sentence mean basically the same thing as what you first posted. Thus, I'd use "care about".
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