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Concern means to deal or be involved with or to cause an anxious feeling.

(verb)

An example of concern is someone becoming involved with another's business matters.
An example of concern is someone being worried about their friend who has left a party angry.

The definition of concern is something that is of interest, important or worrisome.

(noun)

An example of concern is how ecologists feel about the decline in bees.

See concern in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to have a relation to or bearing on; deal with
to draw in; engage or involve; be a proper affair of: that doesn't concern you
to cause to feel uneasy or anxious

Origin: ME concernen < ML concernere, to perceive, have regard to, fig. use of LL concernere, to sift, mix, as in a sieve < L com-, with + cernere, to sift, hence perceive, comprehend: see crisis

noun

a matter of interest or importance to one; that which relates to or affects one; affair; matter; business
interest in or regard for a person or thing
relation; reference
worry; anxiety: to feel concern over one's health
a business establishment; company; firm

See concern in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·cerned, con·cern·ing, con·cerns

verb, transitive

To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
To be of interest or importance to: This problem concerns all of us.
To engage the attention of; involve: We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand.
To cause anxiety or uneasiness in: The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.

verb, intransitive
Obsolete

To be of importance.

noun

A matter that relates to or affects one. See Synonyms at affair.
Regard for or interest in someone or something.
A troubled or anxious state of mind arising from solicitude or interest. See Synonyms at anxiety.
A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.
A contrivance; a gadget.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English concernen

Origin: , from Old French concerner

Origin: , from Medieval Latin concernere

Origin: , from Late Latin, to mingle together

Origin: : Latin com-, com-

Origin: + Latin cernere, to sift; see krei- in Indo-European roots

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