Meaning of concern In English

• 0 to cause worry to someone:

  • The state of my father's health concerns us greatly.

  • [ + that ] It concerns me that he hasn't been in contact.

• 1 to be important to someone or to involve someone directly:

  • Matters of pollution and the environment concern us all.

  • What I have to say to Amy doesn't concern you.

  • The documentary concerns a woman who goes to China as a missionary.

  • There's no need for you to concern yourself with what happened.

  • Don't concern yourself. She'll be home soon.

• 2 a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried:

  • Concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing.

  • There's a lot of public concern about/over dangerous toxins recently found in food.

  • [ + that ] My concern is that you're not getting enough work done.

• 3 a company:

  • a family concern

  • It started slowly, but the company is now a going concern (= doing business effectively).

• 4 something that is important to you, or the fact of being important:

  • [ + to infinitive ] His concern to appear sophisticated amused everyone.

  • The company's sole concern is to ensure the safety of its employees.

  • There's a matter of some concern that I have to discuss with you.

  • What were the major concerns of the writers from this period?

  • I don't want to hear about it - it's no concern of mine!

  • "What's happening?" "That's none of/not any of your concern."

  • The results of the election are of concern to us all.

• 5 to trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry:

  • The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him.

• 6 to involve someone or something; have to do with:

  • This is an issue that should concern everyone.

  • The novel concerns the daily life of a family living in a trailer.

• 7 a company:

  • He heads a large concern in the midwest.

• 8 a matter of importance esp. because it involves you:

  • Issues of good and evil are not our primary concern here.

  • What you do is no concern of mine (= I do not care).

• 9 a worried feeling, or a state of anxiety:

  • [ C ] Parents expressed a lot of concerns about the changes in school policies.

• 10 a business or company:

  • Two of the country's largest steel concerns are considering cuts in production.

• 11 the fact of feeling worried about something, or something that makes you worry:

  • concern about/over sth There was a lot of public concern over the new legislation.

  • Please raise any concerns regarding this decision with your manager.

• 12 to be important to someone, or to involve or affect someone:

  • Managers complained that they were spending too much time going to meetings that didn't actually concern them.

• 13 to worry someone:

  • If there are issues which concern you, discuss the matter with a specialist financial adviser.

• 14 to be about a particular subject:

  • Our research is concerned with new forms of work organization.

• 15 a phrase you write at the beginning of a formal or public letter when you do not know exactly who it should be sent to