CONCERN as NOUN

  1. 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 Hyponym(s)
  2. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • an anxious feeling
    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)
  5. 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 Hyponym(s)

CONCERN as VERB

  1. 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
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be on the mind of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I worry about the second Germanic consonant
    Derived(s)