
concern
n 1: something that interests you because it is important or
affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's
concern"
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up
out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {care}, {fear}]
3: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a
small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated
business concern" [syn: {business}, {business concern}, {business
organization}, {business organisation}]
4: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern";
"it's a major worry" [syn: {worry}, {headache}, {vexation}]
5: a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt
strong concern for those less fortunate" [ant: {unconcern}]
v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained
to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate},
{come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
consonant" [syn: {interest}, {occupy}, {worry}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0