Concern
[kən'sɜːn] or [kən'sɝn]
Definition
(noun.) something that interests you because it is important or affects you; 'the safety of the ship is the captain's concern'.
(noun.) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; 'New York traffic is a constant concern'; 'it's a major worry'.
(noun.) a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; 'She felt strong concern for those less fortunate'.
(noun.) an anxious feeling; 'care had aged him'; 'they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction'.
(verb.) be on the mind of; 'I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift'.
Typist: Nicholas--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
(v. t.) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
(v. i.) To be of importance.
(n.) That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
(n.) That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
(n.) Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
(n.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Affect, interest, touch, regard, relate to, belong to, pertain to, bear upon, be of importance to.[2]. Trouble, make anxious, make uneasy.
n. [1]. Matter, business, affair, transaction.[2]. Importance, interest, moment, consequence, weight.[3]. Anxiety, solicitude, care, carefulness.[4]. Firm, house, establishment.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Interest, regard, anxiety, matter, affair, institution, solicitude, moment,regret, sympathy, sorrow
ANT:Indifference, disregard, carelessness, congratulation, chuckling
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Definition
v.t. to relate or belong to: to affect or interest: to make uneasy: to trouble: to have to do with: to be affected.—n. that which concerns or belongs to one: interest: regard: anxiety: a business or those connected with it.—adj. Concerned′ having connection with: interested: anxious.—adv. Concern′edly.—n. Concern′edness.—prep. Concern′ing regarding: pertaining to.—n. Concern′ment a thing in which one is concerned: an affair: importance: interest: interference.
Editor: Tod
Examples
- Let our buxom chaplain stand forth, and expound to this reverend father the texts which concern this matter. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The same principle has application on the side of the considerations which concern the relations of one nation to another. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Nothing but concern for Elizabeth could enable Bingley to keep his countenance. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Lord bless us, Mas'r, said Sam, in a tone of the deepest concern, and me that has been racin' and chasin' till the sweat jest pours off me! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The ethical considerations do not concern us here. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But anyone who makes the tariff the principal concern of statecraft is, I believe, mistaking the hedge for the house. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Though why this should concern you so much, I don't know. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In some sense, men had always used an inductive method in dealing with their immediate practical concerns. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns, said Darcy, in a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- His mother wished to interest him in political concerns, to get him into parliament, or to see him connected with some of the great men of the day. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- As was to be expected, the card index and electrically operated features caused thousands of concerns, large and small, to adopt the addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Was there any chance of his being hereafter useful to Sir Thomas in the concerns of his West Indian property? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And if I do so, said the Templar, it concerns not thee, who art no believer in the blessed sign of our salvation. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The world was not slow to take advantage of the fact, hence there are in the field numerous other concerns in the same business. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If the question concerned an outfit for Borrioboola, Ma would know all about it and would be quite excited. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- So far as practice is concerned the attempt is an absurdity. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Daylight developing soon followed, and the dark room, as far as the kodaker was concerned, took its proper place as a relic of the dark ages. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But every subject at some phase of its development should possess, what is for the individual concerned with it, an aesthetic quality. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- With the questions of reorganization thus suggested, we shall be concerned in the concluding chapters. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Thompson_ DEEP SEA MONSTER CAPTURED OFF FLORIDA So far as the scientific world is concerned, this is the only fish of its kind ever captured. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Tom arrived safely, bringing an excellent account of his father's health; but to very little purpose, as far as Mrs. Norris was concerned. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The second book begins with an account of different philosophic al views concerning the origin of matter, and a discussion of the earliest dwellings of man. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is more laborious to accumulate facts than to reason concerning them; but one good experiment is of more value than the ingenuity of a brain like Newton's. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In this place I may as well jot down a chapter concerning those necessary nuisances, European guides. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In order to answer this question, let us recollect what we have already established concerning the origin of government and political society. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I am sure we are constantly hearing, ma'am, till it becomes quite nauseous, concerning their wives and families,' said Bitzer. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- MY DEAR COUSIN, I cannot describe to you the uneasiness we have all felt concerning your health. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We are wont to dispute concerning the nature of mathematical points, but seldom concerning the nature of their ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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