what does concern mean?
CONCERN as NOUN
- Meaning
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
Usage Example(s)
- the safety of the ship is the captain’’s concern
Hypernyms(s) concern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- something or someone that causes anxiety
- a source of unhappiness
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- New York traffic is a constant concern
- it’’s a major worry
Hypernyms(s) concern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
Usage Example(s)
- She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
Hypernyms(s) concern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
Hypernyms(s) concern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he bought his brother’’s business
- a small mom-and-pop business
- a racially integrated business concern
Hypernyms(s) concern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CONCERN as VERB
- Meaning
- have to do with or be relevant to
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- I worry about the second Germanic consonant
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