English dictionary
concern
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
noun
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
noun
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
noun
- an anxious feeling
noun
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
verb
- be relevant to
verb
- be on the mind of
Example sentences
the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
New York traffic is a constant concern
it's a major worry
She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
care had aged him
they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
he bought his brother's business
a small mom-and-pop business
a racially integrated business concern
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
My remark pertained to your earlier comments
I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift