Overview of noun concern

The noun concern has 5 senses

• concern -- (something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern")


• concern, care, fear -- (an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction")


• concern -- (a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate")


• concern, worry, headache, vexation -- (something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry")


• business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation -- (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")

Overview of verb concern

The verb concern has 2 senses

• refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with -- (be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")


• concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift")