concern

  • 31concern — Going Go ing, p. pr. of {Go}. Specif.: (a) That goes; in existence; available for present use or enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working; in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest men going; going prices or rate. (b)… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32concern — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to sift together, mingle, from Latin com + cernere to sift more at certain Date: 15th century… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33concern — 1. noun a) That which affects ones welfare or happiness Marks health was of great concern to Connie. b) The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person. The recent events in London are of no concern to most people in …

    Wiktionary

  • 34concern — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, TLC, absorb, academic discipline, academic specialty, accent, accommodatingness, activities, activity, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agency, agitate, agitation, agreeableness, ail,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35CONCERN — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index concern noun care, concern, consideration, eager beaver, enthusiasm (2), enthusiast, extremist, morale, thing adjective …

    English dictionary for students

  • 36concern — [15] In earliest use, English concern meant ‘distinguish, discern’. This was a reflection of its ultimate source, Latin cernere ‘sift, separate’. In combination with the prefix com ‘together’ it produced concernere, which in classical times meant …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 37concern — verb 1》 relate to; be about.     ↘affect or involve. 2》 worry (someone). 3》 (be concerned) regard it as important to do something. noun 1》 worry; anxiety. 2》 a matter of interest or importance. 3》 a business. Phrases as (or so) far as… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38concern — [15] In earliest use, English concern meant ‘distinguish, discern’. This was a reflection of its ultimate source, Latin cernere ‘sift, separate’. In combination with the prefix com ‘together’ it produced concernere, which in classical times meant …

    Word origins

  • 39concern —    political dogmatism    Literally, care or interest:     The Claimants Union, a focus of responsibility and concern... (Bradbury, 1975, and see claimant)    In the same context, concerned means dogmatic:     The kind of decent, modest… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 40concern —   Kuleana, pono (affair). To concern, pili i, no …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary