concern
Meaning of concern
verb
- relate to; be about.
the story concerns a friend of mine
the report is mainly concerned with 1984 onwards
- make (someone) anxious or worried.
the roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in
don't concern yourself, old boy—my lips are sealed
- anxiety; worry.
Carole gazed at her with concern
- a matter of interest or importance to someone.
housing is the concern of the Housing Executive
the prospect should be of concern to us all
- a business.
the town's only travel agent was a small, debt-ridden concern
- a complicated or awkward object.
late Middle English: from French concerner or late Latin concernere (in medieval Latin ‘be relevant to’), from con- (expressing intensive force) + cernere ‘sift, discern’.
Information about concern
- The plural form of concern is: concerns.
- Languages in which concern is used:
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Hyphenation of concern
con-cern
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- concern is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
concern synonyms
Meaning care:
Meaning business:
Meaning worry:
Meaning refer:
Meaning interest:
Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:
Meaning behave towards or deal with in a certain way:
Meaning talk about (something) with a person or people:
Meaning inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition:
Meaning examine or inspect closely and thoroughly:
Meaning devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books:
Meaning assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary:
Meaning consider or think of in a specified way:
Meaning make (someone) anxious:
Meaning cause distress or anxiety to:
Meaning (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone):
Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:
Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:
Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:
Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:
Meaning a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome:
Meaning a state of uneasiness or anxiety:
Meaning anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen:
Meaning anxiety or discontent:
Meaning a feeling of anxiety or discomfort:
Meaning anxiety; mental uneasiness:
Meaning a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected:
Meaning a state of anxiety or nervous excitement:
Meaning archaic or humorous term for worry:
Meaning care or concern for someone or something:
Meaning careful thought, typically over a period of time:
Meaning feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune:
Meaning concern for another's well-being or convenience:
Meaning importance:
Meaning the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone:
Meaning a matter that is a particular person's concern or responsibility:
Meaning a responsibility or duty assigned to someone:
Meaning a task or action that one is required to perform as part of one's job:
Meaning a responsibility or duty:
Meaning a piece of work to be done or undertaken:
Meaning a job or profession:
Meaning an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility:
Meaning a foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade:
Meaning an area of special expertise or responsibility:
Meaning a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre:
Meaning a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome:
Meaning a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape:
Meaning a stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage:
Meaning a very young child:
Meaning a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things:
Meaning a ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation:
Meaning one's sphere of operations or area of interest:
Meaning the state or fact of being of great significance or value:
Meaning a commercial business:
Meaning having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure:
Meaning a business or company:
Meaning a risky or daring journey or undertaking:
Meaning an organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department:
Meaning a business organization; a company:
Meaning a formal pledge or promise to do something:
Meaning economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories:
Meaning a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law:
Meaning a business organization, public institution, or household:
Meaning a firm or institution:
Meaning a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold:
Meaning a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work:
Meaning an office or department for transacting particular business:
Meaning a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group:
Meaning an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products:
Meaning the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it:
Meaning a business or firm owned and run by two or more partners:
Meaning an association, typically of several companies:
Meaning a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits:
Meaning a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose:
Meaning a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest:
Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:
concern antonyms
Meaning the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled:
Meaning lack of interest, concern, or sympathy:
Translation of concern
- French: entreprise, firme, boîte, société, boite, concerner, affaire, souci
- Italian: impresa, aziende, società, azienda, toccare, importare, interessare, problema, questione, faccenda, preoccupazione, interesse, pensiero, preoccupare
- Portuguese: empresas, concernir
- German: Firma, Unternehmen, Betrieb, Sache
- Spanish: empresa, compañía, firma, corporación, corresponder, incumbir, competer, concernir, preocupación, aspecto, asunto, cuestión, interés, importar, preocupar, atañer
Words that rhyme with concern
Cern, cern, decern, secern, nonconcern, overconcern, preconcern, unconcern, discern, forediscern, prediscern, lucern, excern
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