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Concern - definition of concern by The Free Dictionary Concern - definition of concern by The Free Dictionary https://en.thefreedictionary.com/concern Printer Friendly concern Also found in: Thesaurus , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . con·cern (kən-sûrn′) v. con·cerned , con·cern·ing , con·cerns v. tr. 1. To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people. 2. To be of interest or importance to: This problem concerns all of us. 3. To engage the attention of; involve: We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand. 4. To cause anxiety or uneasiness in: The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders. v. intr. Obsolete To be of importance. n. 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. [Middle English concernen , from Old French concerner , from Medieval Latin concernere , from Late Latin, to mingle together : Latin com- , com- + Latin cernere , to sift ; see krei- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. concern ( kənˈsɜːn ) vb ( tr ) 1. to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect 2. (usually foll by: with or in ) to involve or interest (oneself): he concerns himself with other people's affairs . n 3. something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business 4. regard for or interest in a person or a thing: he felt a strong concern for her . 5. anxiety, worry, or solicitude 6. important bearing or relation: his news has great concern for us . 7. (Commerce) a commercial company or enterprise 8. informal a material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion [C15: from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 con•cern (kənˈsɜrn) v.t. 1. to be of interest or importance to; affect; involve: Drug abuse concerns us all. 2. to relate to; be connected with. 3. to interest or engage (used reflexively or in the passive): to concern oneself with every aspect of a business. 4. to trouble, worry, or disquiet; disturb: Your headaches concern me. n. 5. something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair. 6. a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care, or that affects a person's welfare or happiness. 7. worry, solicitude, or anxiety: to show concern for the homeless. 8. important relation or bearing: This news is of concern to both of us. 9. a commercial or manufacturing company or establishment; firm. 10. any material object or contrivance. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French concerner ) < Medieval Latin concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting)] syn: concern , care , worry connote an uneasy and burdened state of mind. concern implies an anxious sense of interest in or responsibility for 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 weighed them down with care . worry is a state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: distracted by worry over investments. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. concern Past participle: concerned Gerund: concerning Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative concern concern Present I concern you concern he/she/it concerns we concern you concern they concern Preterite I concerned you concerned he/she/it concerned we concerned you concerned they concerned Present Continuous I am concerning you are concerning he/she/it is concerning we are concerning you are concerning they are concerning Present Perfect I have concerned you have concerned he/she/it has concerned we have concerned you have concerned they have concerned Past Continuous I was concerning you were concerning he/she/it was concerning we were concerning you were concerning they were concerning Past Perfect I had concerned you had concerned he/she/it had concerned we had concerned you had concerned they had concerned Future I will concern you will concern he/she/it will concern we will concern you will concern they will concern Future Perfect I will have concerned you will have concerned he/she/it will have concerned we will have concerned you will have concerned they will have concerned Future Continuous I will be concerning you will be concerning he/she/it will be concerning we will be concerning you will be concerning they will be concerning Present Perfect Continuous I have been concerning you have been concerning he/she/it has been concerning we have been concerning you have been concerning they have been concerning Future Perfect Continuous I will have been concerning you will have been concerning he/she/it will have been concerning we will have been concerning you will have been concerning they will have been concerning Past Perfect Continuous I had been concerning you had been concerning he/she/it had been concerning we had been concerning you had been concerning they had been concerning Conditional I would concern you would concern he/she/it would concern we would concern you would concern they would concern Past Conditional I would have concerned you would have concerned he/she/it would have concerned we would have concerned you would have concerned they would have concerned Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" earthly concern , worldly concern , earth , world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" affair , matter , thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" affairs , personal business , personal matters - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" part - that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" point of honor - a concern that seriously reflects on your honor interest , involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" 2. concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" fear , care anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune 3. concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" solicitousness , solicitude - a feeling of excessive concern softheartedness , tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) fellow feeling , sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern 4. concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" headache , worry , vexation negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden , encumbrance , onus , incumbrance , load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" 5. concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" business , business concern , business organisation , business organization business enterprise , commercial enterprise , business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" agency - a business that serves other businesses brokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties common carrier , carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership business firm , firm , house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" dealership , franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area manufacturer , manufacturing business , maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some product partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market shipbuilder - a busin