CONCERN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of concern in English concernverb uk /kənˈsɜːn/ us /kənˈsɝːn/

concern verb (WORRY)

Add to word list Add to word list C1 [ T ] to cause worry to someone: concern someone greatly The state of my father's health concerns us greatly. [ + that ] It concerns me that he hasn't been in contact.

• We're now going to turn to an issue that concerns us all - racism.
• His attitude concerns me.
• The poor state of the fire escapes concerned me greatly.
• It concerned them that no doctor was available.
• Does it concern you that your children are out after dark?

Causing anxiety and worry

• afflictive
• alarming
• alarmingly
• bite
• catch up with someone phrasal verb
• disturb
• dread
• frighten someone/something away/off phrasal verb
• get in someone's head idiom
• get/go beyond a joke idiom
• give someone the jitters idiom
• gnaw
• rattle
• roost
• stressfully
• stressor
• suspenseful
• suspensefully
• suspensive
• tense

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concern verb (INVOLVE)

B2 [ T ] to be important to someone or to involve someone directly: Matters of pollution and the environment concern us all. What I have to say to Amy doesn't concern you. B2 [ T ] formal If a story, film, or article concerns a particular subject, person, etc., it is about that person or subject: The documentary concerns a woman who goes to China as a missionary. to be about something

• be aboutWhat is the story about?
• have (got) to do withWhat's that got to do with it?
• relate toThat relates to what I was saying earlier about the need for reform.
• concernThe film concerns the complicated nature of marriage.
• coverWe will cover the passive voice later in the course.
• deal withWe will deal with the use of antidepressants in chapter three.

See more results »  concern yourself to become involved with something, or worried about something: concern yourself with There's no need for you to concern yourself with what happened. Don't concern yourself. She'll be home soon. I concern myself with general policy rather than operational details. At this point there's no need to concern ourselves with the differences between the two theories. She doesn't care about popularity or concern herself with what other artists are doing.  to whom it may concern something you write at the start of a formal letter or notice when you do not know exactly who it should be sent to: Address your cover letter to the hiring manager. Otherwise, begin it with "To whom it may concern". See more

• Trigonometry concerns the functions of angles, such as sine, cosine and tangent.
• How I choose to vote does not concern you.
• The documentary concerns the eating habits of Britain's teenagers.
• I didn't go to the meeting because nothing on the agenda seemed to concern me.
• I'll answer any questions that specifically concern this week's homework.

Linking and relating

• affiliated
• AL
• appertain to something phrasal verb
• applicable
• around
• collateral
• contextual
• ecosystem
• equation
• interconnect
• interconnected
• interconnectedness
• interconnection
• intercorrelate
• rank correlation
• recouple
• recoupling
• relatability
• relatable
• weld

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Including and containing Regarding and concerning Anxious and worried Taking part and getting involved concernnoun uk /kənˈsɜːn/ us /kənˈsɝːn/

concern noun (WORRY)

B2 [ C or U ] a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried: concern for someone/something Concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing.concern about There's a lot of public concern about dangerous toxins recently found in food.concern over Critics have again raised concerns over safety and medical training. [ + that ] My concern is that you're not getting enough work done.concern grows She has not returned home and concern is now growing for her welfare.raise a concern express a concern voice a concern address a concern safety concerns security concerns health concerns Synonyms alarm (WORRY) consternation distress preoccupation worry

• Drug trafficking is a matter of considerable concern for the entire international community .
• Continued fighting in the city is causing great concern.
• The recent drop in magazine subscriptions is causing some concern.
• There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
• There is general concern about rising crime rates.

Anxiety and worry - general words

• a matter of concern idiom
• agita
• agitation
• agitative
• angst
• anti-stress
• anxiety attack
• cold sweat
• frayed nerves
• get the jitters
• heebie-jeebies
• jitters
• nerve
• stage fright
• stress response
• stress-related
• suspense
• tenseness
• tension
• willie

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concern noun (BUSINESS)

[ C ] a company: a family concerngoing concern It started slowly, but the company is now a going concern (= doing business effectively). Synonyms business (COMPANY) enterprise (BUSINESS) trade (BUSINESS) Enterprises

• acquiree
• acquirer
• acquiror
• agency
• answering service
• clicks and mortar idiom
• conglomerate
• enterprise
• est.
• estate agent
• financial technology
• fintech
• org
• organizational
• organizationally
• parent company
• partner up phrasal verb
• white-shoe
• wholly owned
• zombie company

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concern noun (IMPORTANT TO)

B2 [ C or U ] something that is important to you, or the fact of being important: [ + to infinitive ] His concern to appear sophisticated amused everyone.sole concern The company's sole concern is to ensure the safety of its employees.matter of concern There's a matter of some concern that I have to discuss with you. [ C or U ] something that involves or affects you or is important to you: concern of What were the major concerns of the writers from this period? I don't want to hear about it - it's no concern of mine!none of of someone's concern "What's happening?" "That's none of your concern."  be of concern to be important: be of concern to The results of the election are of concern to us all. See more Anxiety and worry - general words

• a matter of concern idiom
• agita
• agitation
• agitative
• angst
• anti-stress
• anxiety attack
• cold sweat
• frayed nerves
• get the jitters
• heebie-jeebies
• jitters
• nerve
• stage fright
• stress response
• stress-related
• suspense
• tenseness
• tension
• willie

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Linking and relating

concern noun (NOT IMPORTANT TO)

 be of no concern (or be of little concern) to be not important or worth paying attention to : It's of little concern to me how she dresses. See more (Definition of concern from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

concern | American Dictionary

concernverb [ T ] us /kənˈsɜrn/

concern verb [T] (WORRY)

Add to word list Add to word list to trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry: The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him.

concern verb [T] (INVOLVE)

to involve someone or something; have to do with: This is an issue that should concern everyone. If a story concerns a particular subject, it tells a story about that subject: The novel concerns the daily life of a family living in a trailer. concernnoun us /kənˈsɜrn/

concern noun (BUSINESS)

[ C ] fml a company: He heads a large concern in the midwest.

concern noun (INVOLVEMENT)

[ U ] a matter of importance esp. because it involves you: Issues of good and evil are not our primary concern here. What you do is no concern of mine (= I do not care).

concern noun (WORRY)

[ C/U ] a worried feeling, or a state of anxiety: [ C ] Parents expressed a lot of concerns about the changes in school policies. (Definition of concern from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

concern | Business English

concernnoun uk /kənˈsɜːn/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] formal a business or company: Two of the country's largest steel concerns are considering cuts in production. See also going concern [ U or C ] the fact of feeling worried about something, or something that makes you worry: concern about/over sth There was a lot of public concern over the new legislation. Please raise any concerns regarding this decision with your manager. concernverb [ T ] uk /kənˈsɜːn/ us to be important to someone, or to involve or affect someone: Managers complained that they were spending too much time going to meetings that didn't actually concern them. to worry someone: If there are issues which concern you, discuss the matter with a specialist financial adviser. (also be concerned with) to be about a particular subject: Our research is concerned with new forms of work organization.  To whom it may concern COMMUNICATIONS a phrase you write at the beginning of a formal or public letter when you do not know exactly who it should be sent to (Definition of concern from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of concern

concern Repeating this process with a sample group permits the efficient collection of a substantial data set concerning underlying preferences. From the Cambridge English Corpus The authors nonetheless effectively argue for pairing qualitative and quantitative techniques based on the teacher-researcher's specific pedagogical concerns. From the Cambridge English Corpus Having become a mass profession, science was no longer suspected of becoming elitist and separated from the life and concerns of ordinary people. From the Cambridge English Corpus Firstly, one might hold that philosophical ideas should stand or fall on their content, rather than upon the reputation of the philosopher concerned. From the Cambridge English Corpus Such green speculations are problematic and will not be pursued further; purely human needs are the concern here. From the Cambridge English Corpus My argument in this article concerns mental representations of situations in the world, as these representations existed before language, and even before communication. From the Cambridge English Corpus The net impact concerns the effect on parties. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only where both coincide can business be expected to act out of moral concerns for past sins or the future public good. From the Cambridge English Corpus A second relevant concern here is whether we can treat the 901 respondents in our sample as a random subset of all survey participants. From the Cambridge English Corpus A particularly sensitive issue concerns the registration of voters and the respective roles of the electoral commission and the interior ministry. From the Cambridge English Corpus And this is because the community manifests equal concern, and the rule is integral in defining rights and roles in the community. From the Cambridge English Corpus Other representations concerned with technical, cognitive and musical skills may be acquired concurrently. From the Cambridge English Corpus All are concerned with telling the story of her life. From the Cambridge English Corpus My death is the event that is supposed to make us morally concerned in the first place. From the Cambridge English Corpus Devising relevant tables for each system concerned may not be feasible. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with concern

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abiding concernThe results inevitably reflected the lack of money available and the abiding concern with the optimization of manpower and materials. From the Cambridge English Corpus   aesthetic concernNeedless to say, there are other ways in which the divine can be represented, independently of any affective or aesthetic concern. From the Cambridge English Corpus   budgetary concernWhile the budgetary concerns continue to influence policy changes, inflation becomes a significant factor in pension adjustments. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with concern What is the pronunciation of concern?

Translations of concern

in Chinese (Traditional) 擔心, 使擔憂, 使掛念… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 担心, 使担忧, 使挂念… See more in Spanish preocupar, concernir, tratar sobre… See more in Portuguese preocupar, interessar, dizer respeito a… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian चिंता, संबंधित, महत्वाचे… See more ～にとって重要だ, （映画や物語が）～に関することだ, （人）を心配させる… See more ilgilendirmek, alakadar etmek, endişelendirmek… See more inquiétude [feminine], préoccupation [feminine], inquiéter… See more preocupar, concernir, tractar sobre… See more betreffen, zich zorgen maken om, zich bezighouden met… See more யாருக்காவது கவலையை ஏற்படுத்த, ஒருவருக்கு முக்கியமானதாக இருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது ஒருவரை நேரடியாக ஈடுபடுத்த வேண்டும், ஒரு கதை… See more चिंता करना, चिंतित होना, सरोकार… See more ચિંતા કરવી, લેવાદેવા, ચિંતા… See more angå, vedrøre, berøre… See more angå, bekymra, oroa… See more kena-mengena, menyusahkan, memberi perhatian… See more betreffen, beunruhigen, sich beschäftigen… See more bekymring [masculine], bekymre, vedrøre… See more فکر مند ہونا, تشویش ہونا, سروکار ہونا… See more стосуватися, відноситися, турбуватися… See more ఆందోళన, ఆందోళన చెందు, ఎవరికైనా సంబంధించిన ముఖ్యమైన విషయం… See more উদ্বেগ, কারও কাছে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হওয়া অথবা কাউকে সরাসরিভাবে জড়িয়ে ফেলা, কোনো গল্প… See more týkat se, starat se o, znepokojovat se… See more pentingan bagi, merisaukan, mempedulikan… See more เกี่ยวข้องกับ, ทำให้กังวล, สนใจ… See more liên quan, lo lắng, quan tâm đến… See more dotyczyć, interesować, martwić… See more 중요하다, 중시하다, -에 관련된 것이다… See more riguardare, preoccupare, preoccupazione… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of concern

• going concern
• non-concern, at nonconcern
• be of concern phrase
• be of no concern phrase
• a matter of concern idiom
• to whom it may concern phrase
• be of little concern, at be of no concern phrase

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• a matter of concern idiom
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• English   
  • Verb 
    • concern (WORRY)
    • concern (INVOLVE)
    • concern yourself
    • to whom it may concern
  • Noun 
    • concern (WORRY)
    • concern (BUSINESS)
    • concern (IMPORTANT TO)
    • be of concern
    • concern (NOT IMPORTANT TO)
    • be of no concern
• American   
  • Verb 
    • concern (WORRY)
    • concern (INVOLVE)
  • Noun 
    • concern (BUSINESS)
    • concern (INVOLVEMENT)
    • concern (WORRY)
• Business   Noun
  • Verb 
    • concern
    • To whom it may concern
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