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- Dictionaryconcern/kənˈsəːn/
verb
- 1. relate to; be about: "the story concerns a friend of mine" Similar
- 2. make (someone) anxious or worried: "the roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in" Similar
noun
- 1. anxiety; worry: "Carole gazed at her with concern" Similar Opposite
- 2. a matter of interest or importance to someone: "housing is the concern of the Housing Executive" Similar
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CONCERN definition: 1. to cause worry to someone: 2. to be important to someone or to involve someone directly: 3. If…. Learn more.
a. : to relate to : be about. The novel concerns three soldiers. The report concerns global warming. b. : to bear on. 2. : to have an influence on : involve. also : to be the business or affair of. The problem concerns us all. This conversation does not concern you. 3. : to be a care, trouble, or distress to. Her ill health concerns me.
something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business. regard for or interest in a person or a thing. he felt a strong concern for her. anxiety, worry, or solicitude. important bearing or relation.
concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over ...
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. “New York traffic is a constant concern ” synonyms: headache, vexation, worry. see more. noun. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it. synonyms: business, business concern, business organisation, business organization. see more. verb. be relevant to.
1. A matter that relates to or affects one: What I do is not your concern. 2. a. Regard for or interest in someone or something: His concern for you is genuine. b. A troubled or anxious state of mind: a frown that expressed great concern. 3. A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.
CONCERN definition: 1. to involve someone or be important to them: 2. to worry or upset someone: 3. If a story, film…. Learn more.