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concern

con·cern

UK/kənˈsɜːn/ US/kənˈsɝn/ common
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

  • “the safety of the ship is the captain”
2.

an anxious feeling

  • “care had aged him”
  • “they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction”
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3.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

  • “he bought his brother”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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4.

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

  • “New York traffic is a constant concern”
  • “it”
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5.

a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

  • “She felt strong concern for those less fortunate”
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verb

1.

have to do with or be relevant to

  • “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
  • “My remark pertained to your earlier comments”
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2.

be on the mind of

  • “I worry about the second Germanic consonant”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Phrases

  • as far as I'm concerned
  • book concern
  • concern group
  • concern troll
  • dual-use research of concern
  • separation of concerns
  • to those it may concern
  • to whom it may concern
  • to whom this may concern

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