English Explanatory Dictionary

concern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
  2. The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
  3. A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
  4. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
  5. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
  6. Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
verb
  1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
  2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.
  3. To make somebody worried.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɝn/ /kənˈsɜːn/ en-us-concern.ogg

Word forms

concern concerns concerning concerned

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Synonyms

interest care trouble

Antonyms

unconcern

Derived words

book concern concern group concernment concern troll concernworthy dual-use research of concern microconcern misconcern nonconcern separation of concerns unconcernment underconcern overconcern as far as I'm concerned concernable to those it may concern to whom it may concern to whom this may concern
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