Concern — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

an anxious feeling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔstɚmˌɑːŋɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈɜːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈɜːn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔstɚmˌɑːŋɚ/.

Examples

the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
care had aged him
they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come to have-to doe with vexation bear on occupy worry touch on fear headache interest business pertain touch business concern care business organisation relate business organization refer

Antonyms

unconcern

Parts of Speech

noun	something that interests you because it is important or affects you “the safety of the ship is the captain's concern”
noun	an anxious feeling “care had aged him”
noun	a feeling of sympathy for someone or something “She felt strong concern for those less fortunate”
noun	something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness “New York traffic is a constant concern”
noun	a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it “he bought his brother's business”
verb	be relevant to “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
verb	be on the mind of “I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift”

Word Forms

concern	verb	be on the mind of
care	verb	be concerned with
fear	verb	be uneasy or apprehensive about
worry	verb	be concerned with
vex	verb	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
reference	noun	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
pertinent	adjective	being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
pertinency	noun	relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
pertinence	noun	relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
concern	noun	an anxious feeling
interest	noun	a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
occupation	noun	any activity that occupies a person's attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sorge

etwas, das Sie interessiert, weil es wichtig ist oder Sie berührt

🇫🇷French

préoccupation

quelque chose qui vous intéresse parce que c'est important ou vous affecte

🇪🇸Spanish

inquietud

algo que te interesa porque es importante o te afecta

🇮🇹Italian

preoccupazione

qualcosa che ti interessa perché è importante o ti tocca

🇳🇱Dutch

zorg

iets dat u interesseert omdat het belangrijk is of u raakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

preocupação

algo que lhe interessa porque é importante ou afeta você

🇷🇺Russian

беспокойство

что-то, что вас интересует, потому что это важно или влияет на вас

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिंता

कोई ऐसी चीज़ जिसमें आपकी रुचि हो क्योंकि वह महत्वपूर्ण है या आपको प्रभावित करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্বেগ

এমন কিছু যা আপনার আগ্রহের কারণ এটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বা আপনাকে প্রভাবিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவலை

உங்களுக்கு விருப்பமான ஒன்று, ஏனெனில் அது முக்கியமானது அல்லது உங்களைப் பாதிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆందోళన

మీకు ఆసక్తి కలిగించే విషయం ఎందుకంటే ఇది ముఖ్యమైనది లేదా మిమ్మల్ని ప్రభావితం చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिंता

तुम्हाला स्वारस्य असलेले काहीतरी कारण ते महत्त्वाचे आहे किंवा तुमच्यावर परिणाम करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિંતા

કંઈક કે જે તમને રુચિ ધરાવે છે કારણ કે તે મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે અથવા તમને અસર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಳಜಿ

ನಿಮಗೆ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯಿರುವ ವಿಷಯ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശങ്ക

നിങ്ങൾക്ക് താൽപ്പര്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്, കാരണം അത് പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ടതോ നിങ്ങളെ ബാധിക്കുന്നതോ ആണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੰਤਾ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشویش

کوئی ایسی چیز جس میں آپ کی دلچسپی ہو کیونکہ یہ اہم ہے یا آپ کو متاثر کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧虑

您感兴趣的事物，因为它很重要或影响您

🇯🇵Japanese

懸念

重要であるか、あなたに影響を与えるため、あなたが興味を持っているもの

🇰🇷Korean

우려

중요하거나 영향을 미치기 때문에 관심을 갖는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bận tâm

điều gì đó khiến bạn quan tâm vì nó quan trọng hoặc ảnh hưởng đến bạn

🇹🇭Thai

กังวล

สิ่งที่คุณสนใจเนื่องจากเป็นสิ่งสำคัญหรือส่งผลต่อคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekhawatiran

sesuatu yang menarik minat Anda karena penting atau mempengaruhi Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

alalahanin

isang bagay na interesado ka dahil ito ay mahalaga o nakakaapekto sa iyo

🇲🇾Malay

kebimbangan

sesuatu yang menarik minat anda kerana ia penting atau memberi kesan kepada anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هَم

شيء يثير اهتمامك لأنه مهم أو يؤثر عليك

🇮🇷Persian

نگرانی

چیزی که به شما علاقه دارد زیرا مهم است یا بر شما تأثیر می گذارد

🇹🇷Turkish

kaygı

önemli olduğu veya sizi etkilediği için ilginizi çeken bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְאָגָה

משהו שמעניין אותך כי הוא חשוב או משפיע עליך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'concern'?

The primary meaning of 'concern' is 'something that interests you because it is important or affects you'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'concern' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'concern' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'concern' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'concern' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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