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concern > 7 senses
NOUN1concernSomething that interests you because it is important or affects you
2concern, care, fearAn anxious feeling
3concern, business, business concern, business organization, business organisationA commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
4concern, worry, headache, vexationSomething or someone that causes anxiety
5concernA feeling of sympathy for someone or something
VERB1concern, refer, pertain, relate, come to, bear on, touch, touch onHave to do with or be relevant to
2concern, interest, occupy, worryBe on the mind of
concern > pronunciation
Soundskahnser'n
Rhymesadjourn, andiron, auburn, and 58 more rhymes in ern at the HyperDic website...
concern > noun 1, cognition
MeaningSomething that interests you because it is important or affects you.
Examples"the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
Narrowerworldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth; matter, affair, thing; personal business, personal matters, affairs; part; point of honor
Broaderinterest, involvement
concern > noun 2, feeling
MeaningAn anxious feeling.
Synonymscare, fear
Broaderanxiety
Verbsconcern
concern > noun 3, group
MeaningA commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it.
Examples"a racially integrated business concern"
Synonymsbusiness, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Category ofshipping room
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Membersdivision
Narroweragency; brokerage; carrier, common carrier; chain; firm, house, business firm; franchise, dealership; manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business; partnership; processor; shipbuilder; underperformer
Broaderenterprise
concern > noun 4, cognition
MeaningSomething or someone that causes anxiety. A source of unhappiness.
Examples"New York traffic is a constant concern"
Synonymsworry, headache, vexation
Narrowerbugaboo; burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus; business
Broadernegative stimulus
Verbsconcern
concern > noun 5, feeling
MeaningA feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
Examples"She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
Narrowersolicitude, solicitousness; softheartedness, tenderness
Broadersympathy, fellow feeling
Contraryunconcern
concern > verb 1, stative
MeaningHave to do with or be relevant to.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsrefer, pertain, relate, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
Narrowerfocus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center; apply, hold, go for; involve, affect, regard; matter to, interest
Similar toallude, touch, advert
concern > verb 2, stative
MeaningBe on the mind of.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe bad news will concern him
Synonymsinterest, occupy, worry
Nounsconcern; concern

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