concern

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a worried feeling that something may be wrong

   Let me know if you have any concerns about the plan.

2. 2
   noun

   something that is important to you or affects you

   The safety of the children is our main concern.

3. 3
   noun

   care or sympathy for someone

   She showed real concern for those less fortunate.

4. 4
   noun

   a business or company

   The factory is now a profitable concern.

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

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