concern

con·cern

C0545000 (kən-sûrn′)v. con·cerned, con·cern·ing, con·cerns v.tr.1. To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.2. To be of interest or importance to: This problem concerns all of us.3. To engage the attention of; involve: We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand.4. To cause anxiety or uneasiness in: The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.v.intr. Obsolete To be of importance.n.1. A matter that relates to or affects one: What I do is not your concern.2. a. Regard for or interest in someone or something: His concern for you is genuine.b. A troubled or anxious state of mind: a frown that expressed great concern.3. A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.

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[Middle English concernen, from Old French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to mingle together : Latin com-, com- + Latin cernere, to sift; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

concern

(kənˈsɜːn) vb (tr) 1. to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect2. (usually foll by: with or in) to involve or interest (oneself): he concerns himself with other people's affairs. n3. something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business4. regard for or interest in a person or a thing: he felt a strong concern for her. 5. anxiety, worry, or solicitude6. important bearing or relation: his news has great concern for us. 7. (Commerce) a commercial company or enterprise8. informal a material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion[C15: from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish]

con•cern

(kənˈsɜrn)

v.t. 1. to be of interest or importance to; affect; involve: Drug abuse concerns us all. 2. to relate to; be connected with. 3. to interest or engage (used reflexively or in the passive): to concern oneself with every aspect of a business. 4. to trouble, worry, or disquiet; disturb: Your headaches concern me. n. 5. something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair. 6. a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care, or that affects a person's welfare or happiness. 7. worry, solicitude, or anxiety: to show concern for the homeless. 8. important relation or bearing: This news is of concern to both of us. 9. a commercial or manufacturing company or establishment; firm. 10. any material object or contrivance. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French concerner) < Medieval Latin concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting)] syn: concern, care, worry connote an uneasy and burdened state of mind. concern implies an anxious sense of interest in or responsibility for something: concern over a friend's misfortune. care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighed them down with care. worry is a state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: distracted by worry over investments.

concern

Past participle: concerned
Gerund: concerning

Imperative
concern
concern

Present
I concern
you concern
he/she/it concerns
we concern
you concern
they concern

Preterite
I concerned
you concerned
he/she/it concerned
we concerned
you concerned
they concerned

Present Continuous
I am concerning
you are concerning
he/she/it is concerning
we are concerning
you are concerning
they are concerning

Present Perfect
I have concerned
you have concerned
he/she/it has concerned
we have concerned
you have concerned
they have concerned

Past Continuous
I was concerning
you were concerning
he/she/it was concerning
we were concerning
you were concerning
they were concerning

Past Perfect
I had concerned
you had concerned
he/she/it had concerned
we had concerned
you had concerned
they had concerned

Future
I will concern
you will concern
he/she/it will concern
we will concern
you will concern
they will concern

Future Perfect
I will have concerned
you will have concerned
he/she/it will have concerned
we will have concerned
you will have concerned
they will have concerned

Future Continuous
I will be concerning
you will be concerning
he/she/it will be concerning
we will be concerning
you will be concerning
they will be concerning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been concerning
you have been concerning
he/she/it has been concerning
we have been concerning
you have been concerning
they have been concerning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been concerning
you will have been concerning
he/she/it will have been concerning
we will have been concerning
you will have been concerning
they will have been concerning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been concerning
you had been concerning
he/she/it had been concerning
we had been concerning
you had been concerning
they had been concerning

Conditional
I would concern
you would concern
he/she/it would concern
we would concern
you would concern
they would concern

Past Conditional
I would have concerned
you would have concerned
he/she/it would have concerned
we would have concerned
you would have concerned
they would have concerned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"earthly concern, worldly concern, earth, world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"affair, matter, thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"affairs, personal business, personal matters - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"part - that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"point of honor - a concern that seriously reflects on your honorinterest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
	2.	concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"fear, careanxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	3.	concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"solicitousness, solicitude - a feeling of excessive concernsoftheartedness, tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern
	4.	concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"headache, worry, vexationnegative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequencesbugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	5.	concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"business, business concern, business organisation, business organizationbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shippedenterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"agency - a business that serves other businessesbrokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two partiescommon carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messageschain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownershipbusiness firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"dealership, franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular areamanufacturer, manufacturing business, maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some productpartnership - the members of a business venture created by contractprocessor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for marketshipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs shipsunderperformer - a business that is less successful than expecteddivision - an administrative unit in government or business
Verb	1.	concern - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"have to do with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touchallude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
	2.	concern - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"interest, occupy, worry

concern

noun1. anxiety, fear, worry, distress, unease, apprehension, misgiving, disquiet, disquietude The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.2. worry, care, anxiety His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.3. affair, issue, matter, consideration Feminism must address issues beyond the concerns of middle-class whites.4. care, interest, regard, consideration, solicitude, attentiveness He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons.5. business, job, charge, matter, department, field, affair, responsibility, task, mission, pigeon (informal) The technical aspects are not my concern.6. company, house, business, firm, organization, corporation, enterprise, establishment If not a large concern, his business was at least a successful one.7. importance, interest, bearing, relevance The survey's findings are a matter of great concern.verb1. worry, trouble, bother, disturb, distress, disquiet, perturb, make uneasy, make anxious It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.2. be about, cover, deal with, go into, relate to, have to do with The bulk of the book concerns the author's childhood.3. be relevant to, involve, affect, regard, apply to, bear on, have something to do with, pertain to, interest, touch This matter doesn't concern you, so stay out of it.

concern

verb1. To be pertinent:appertain, apply, bear on (or upon), pertain, refer, relate.Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with.2. To cause anxious uneasiness in:ail, cark, distress, trouble, worry.noun1. Something that concerns or involves one personally:affair, business, lookout.2. A cause of distress or anxiety:care, trouble, worry.3. Thoughtful attention:attentiveness, consideration, regard, solicitude, thoughtfulness.4. Curiosity about or attention to someone or something:concernment, interest, interestedness, regard.5. The quality or state of being important:concernment, consequence, import, importance, moment, significance, significancy, weight, weightiness.6. A troubled or anxious state of mind:angst, anxiety, anxiousness, care, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry.7. A commercial organization:business, company, corporation, enterprise, establishment, firm, house.Informal: outfit.8. A small specialized mechanical device:contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing.Informal: doodad, doohickey, widget.Slang: gizmo.

Translations

企业使关心使担心关心对...有关

concern

(kənˈsəːn) verb1. to have to do with. This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like. 對...有關 对...有关2. (with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy. Don't concern yourself about her. 使擔心 使担心3. (with with or in) to interest (oneself) in. He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details. 使關心 使关心 noun1. something that concerns or belongs to one. His problems are not my concern. 某人所關切或與某人有關的事 某人所关切或与某人有关的事2. anxiety. The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern. 擔心 担心3. a business. a shoe-manufacturing concern. 企業 企业conˈcerning preposition about. He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement. 關於 关于

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