concern

noun

  1. 1

    something that interests you because it is important or affects you

    the safety of the ship is the captain's concern

  2. 2

    something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

    New York traffic is a constant concern

    it's a major worry

  3. 3

    a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

    She felt strong concern for those less fortunate

  4. 4

    an anxious feeling

    care had aged him

    they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction

  5. 5

    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

    he bought his brother's business

    a small mom-and-pop business

verb

  1. 1

    be relevant to

    There were lots of questions referring to her talk

    My remark pertained to your earlier comments

  2. 2

    be on the mind of

    I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift

Synonyms

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