noun
concern
kuhn-SURN
noun
1
A feeling of worry about something.
"There is growing concern about rising energy prices."
"She expressed concern for her friend's health."
2
A business or company.
"The family ran a small manufacturing concern for three generations."
verb
1
To relate to, affect, or be of importance to someone.
"This decision concerns everyone in the department."
2
To cause someone to worry.
"His silence concerned her more than anything he could have said."
How to Use Concern
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often used for worry about something, or to describe something being relevant to someone; also, less commonly, a business.
Common pairings
a growing concern
as far as X is concerned
a business concern
raise a concern
Word Forms
concerned past tense, concerns plural, concerns singular
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Etymology
From Middle French concerner, ultimately from Latin concernō, "to mix or sift together" — later coming to mean "to have relevance to."