| v. t. | 1. | To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. | |||
| 2. | To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; | ||||
| v. i. | 1. | To be of importance. | |||
| n. | 1. | That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair. | |||
| 2. | That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment. | ||||
| 3. | Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety. | ||||
| 4. | (Com.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its business;
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| Noun | 1. | concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| 2. | concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" | |
| 3. | 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" | |
| 4. | concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" | |
| 5. | concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" Antonyms: unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern | |
| Verb | 1. | concern - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| 2. | concern - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" |