concern
noun
1. something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
Definition categories: thought, interest, involvement
2. an anxious feeling
Definition categories: feeling, anxiety
3. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
Definition categories: feeling, sympathy
4. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- New York traffic is a constant concern
Similar word(s): headache, vexation, worry
Definition categories: thought
5. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- a racially integrated business concern
Similar word(s): business
Definition categories: group, enterprise
Sentences with concern as a noun:
- Mark's health was of great concern to Connie.
- The employees' attitude is really hurting the concern.
verb
1. be relevant to
Similar word(s): pertain, refer, relate, touch
Definition categories: stative
2. be on the mind of
- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Similar word(s): interest, occupy, worry
Definition categories: stative
Sentences with concern as a verb:
- A good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
- I'm concerned that she's becoming an alcoholic.