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Meaning of 'concern'
Meaning of 'concern' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Concern 
[ n.]
- That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair. [ n.]- That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
- Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
- Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern.
2. Concern [ v. i.]
- To be of importance. [ v. i.]3. Concern [ v. t.]
- To relate or belong to; to have reference to or
connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. [ v. t.]- To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
Meaning of 'concern' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. concern [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an anxious feeling
- an anxious feeling
Example in sentence:
- care had aged him;
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
Meaning (2):
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Example in sentence:
- a racially integrated business concern;
- a small mom-and-pop business;
- he bought his brother's business
Meaning (3):
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Example in sentence:
- it's a major worry;
- New York traffic is a constant concern
Meaning (4):
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
Example in sentence:
- She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
Meaning (5):
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
Example in sentence:
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
2. concern [ v]
[ v]Meaning (6):
- be on the mind of
- be on the mind of
Example in sentence:
- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Meaning (7):
- be relevant to
- be relevant to
Example in sentence:
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments;
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
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