# concern

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SURN" US /kənˈsɝn/, UK /kənˈsɜːn/

## Noun

1. A feeling of worry, or the sense that something may be wrong and needs attention, often directed at a particular matter.
   - Simple: A worried feeling about something that might be wrong or need attention.
   - _There is growing concern about the safety of the old bridge._
   - _Parents voiced concern over the new school policy._
3. A matter that affects one's welfare or happiness; something of importance to a person.
   - Simple: Something that matters to you because it affects your life.
   - _Her children's happiness remained her chief concern._
   - _What I do with my free time is my own concern and nobody else's._
5. A show of care, worry, or sympathy toward a person or thing.
   - Simple: Care or worry that you show for someone you care about.
   - _The nurse's concern for her patients was clear to everyone._
   - _They expressed concern for the families affected by the flood._
7. A business, firm, or commercial enterprise.
   - Simple: A company or business that sells goods or services.
   - _Investors valued the manufacturing concern at several million dollars._
   - _The brewing concern expanded into three new markets last year._

## Verb

2. To relate to or have a bearing on someone or something; to be of importance to them.
   - Simple: To be about something, or to have an effect on someone.
   - _The new law concerns all small business owners in the state._
   - _These changes concern every department in the company._
4. To cause someone to feel worried.
   - Simple: To make someone feel worried about something.
   - _It concerned the neighbors that the old bridge might not survive another flood._
   - _Reports of the outbreak deeply concern local health officials._
6. To engage someone's feelings or interest.
   - Simple: To make someone feel interested or involved.
   - _Few voters concern themselves with the fine print of the zoning code._
   - _She refused to concern herself with the office gossip about the new manager._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A set of information or functionality that affects the code of a computer program.

## Origin

English borrowed this from Middle French concerner, which came from Medieval Latin concernere meaning "to distinguish, have respect to." That in turn came from Latin concernō, originally "to mix, sift, or mingle together as in a sieve," formed from con- plus cernō ("distinguish").

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