Complete Definition of "concern"

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English

Pronunciation
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Etymology
From ML. concernere.

Noun
en-noun

  1. That which affects one's welfare or happiness

#:Mark's health was of great concern to Connie.

  1. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.

#:He placed his hand on his sister's sunburnt legs with great concern.

  1. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.

#:The employees' attitude is really hurting the concern.

Translations
trans-top|That which affects one's welfare or happiness
Dutch: zorg, belangstelling f
Finnish: huoli, asia
Hebrew: ���� (de'aga) f (2)
Japanese: 注��� (�������, chūi jik�), �� (����, daimoku), ��� (������, shinpai-goto)
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Portuguese: preocupação f
Romanian: preocupare, ingrijorare, retinere
Danish: Bekymring
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trans-top|Business, firm or enterprise; a company
Dutch: aangelegenheid f, onderneming f
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Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To be of importance to.
  2. transitive To make somebody worried.

Translations
trans-top|To be of importance to
Dutch: belang hechten aan, zich inlaten
Finnish: koskea (+ partitive), liittyä (+ illative)
Portuguese: concernir
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trans-top|To make somebody worried
Dutch ongerust maken
Finnish: huolestuttaa
Hebrew: ������ (le'had'yg)
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Portuguese: preocupar
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ttbc|Korean: ~� ��� ��.
ttbc|French: inquiétude f, préoccupation f, souci m
ttbc|Indonesian: hati|perhatian, cemas|kecemasan
ttbc|Japanese: ����(������, kankeisuru)(1), �����(�������, shinpaisaseru)(2)
ttbc|Romanian: a preocupa, a ingrijora

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