concern

  • 11concern — I (business establishment) noun business, company, corporation, establishment, firm, house, institution, organization associated concepts: partnership, proprietorship II (interest) noun anxiety, attention, care, concernment, consequen …

    Law dictionary

  • 12concern — (v.) early 15c., perceive, distinguish, also refer to, relate to, from M.Fr. concerner, from M.L. concernere concern, touch, belong to, figurative use of L.L. concernere to sift, mix, as in a sieve, from L. com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + cernere …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13Concern — Con*cern , v. i. To be of importance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which to deny concerns more than avails. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Concern — (engl., spr. konßörn), Handelsgeschäft, industrielles Unternehmen, Handelshaus, Firma …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15concern — con|cern1 W1S1 [kənˈsə:n US ə:rn] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(something important)¦ 3¦(feeling for somebody)¦ 4 somebody s concern 5 not somebody s concern/none of somebody s concern 6¦(business)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(WORRY)¦ a) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16concern — con|cern1 [ kən sɜrn ] noun *** ▸ 1 feeling of worry ▸ 2 something you think important ▸ 3 feeling you care for someone ▸ 4 a responsibility ▸ 5 a business ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17concern */*/*/ — I UK [kənˈsɜː(r)n] / US [kənˈsɜrn] noun Word forms concern : singular concern plural concerns 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue concern about/over/at: Many… …

    English dictionary

  • 18concern — I n. interest apprehension 1) to arouse, cause, give concern 2) to express, voice; feel; show concern 3) considerable, deep, grave, serious; growing; national; overriding; particular; primary; public concern 4) an object of concern 5) concern… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19concern — [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ concerns, concerning, concerned 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N prep, N that Concern is worry about a situation. The European Community has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa... The move follows growing… …

    English dictionary

  • 20concern — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of worry ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, grave, great, serious ▪ growing, mounting ▪ genuine …

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