concern

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /kənˈsɝn/ UK /kənˈsɜːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #2183

Meanings

1

noun
a worried feeling that something may be wrong

Let me know if you have any concerns about the plan.
2

noun
something that is important to you or affects you

The safety of the children is our main concern.
3

noun
care or sympathy for someone

She showed real concern for those less fortunate.
4

noun
a business or company

The factory is now a profitable concern.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · something that is important... interest

3 noun · care or sympathy for someone care

Word family

Forms concerns

Derived forms concernableconcernmentconcernworthymicroconcernmisconcernnonconcernoverconcernunconcernmentunderconcern

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Phrases (1)

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worldly concern
a concern about ordinary earthly life rather than spiritual matters

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Concern, recorded in late Middle English, ultimately derives from Latin cernere, “to judge.” It belongs to the same Latin word family as crime, discern, and recriminate.

Etymology

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”).

*krey- Proto-Indo-European concerner Middle French concerno la-med concernō Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# concern

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɝn/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɜːn/
**Frequency rank:** 2183

## Meanings
1. a worried feeling that something may be wrong
2. something that is important to you or affects you
3. care or sympathy for someone
4. a business or company

## Examples
- Let me know if you have any concerns about the plan.
- The safety of the children is our main concern.
- She showed real concern for those less fortunate.
- The factory is now a profitable concern.

## Derived Forms
- concernable
- concernment
- concernworthy
- microconcern
- misconcern
- nonconcern
- overconcern
- unconcernment
- underconcern

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *krey-
- Root: concerner
- Root: concerno
- Root: concernō

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
concern is a noun. It was 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”). Historical forms in the chain include *krey- (Proto-Indo-European), concerner (Middle French), concerno (Medieval Latin), and concernō (Latin). Current senses include a worried feeling that something may be wrong, something that is important to you or affects you, and care or sympathy for someone. Derived forms include concernable, concernment, concernworthy, microconcern, and misconcern.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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