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Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin concernere.
Noun
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Singular concern |
Plural concerns |
concern (plural concerns)
- That which affects one's welfare or happiness
- Mark's health was of great concern to Connie.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
- He placed his hand on his sister's sunburnt legs with great concern.
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- The employees' attitude is really hurting the concern.
Synonyms
- (that which affects one's welfare or happiness): interest
External links
- concern in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- concern in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Verb
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Infinitive to concern |
Third person singular concerns |
Simple past concerned |
Past participle concerned |
Present participle concerning |
to concern (third-person singular simple present concerns, present participle concerning, simple past and past participle concerned)
- (transitive) To be of importance to.
- (transitive) To make somebody worried.
Translations
to be of importance to
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