concern (redirected from were concerned)

con·cern  (kn-sûrn)

v. con·cerned, con·cern·ing, con·cerns

v.tr.

1. To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.

2. To be of interest or importance to: This problem concerns all of us.

3. To engage the attention of; involve: We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand.

4. To cause anxiety or uneasiness in: The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.

v.intr. Obsolete

To be of importance.

n.

1. A matter that relates to or affects one. See Synonyms at affair.

2. Regard for or interest in someone or something.

3. A troubled or anxious state of mind arising from solicitude or interest. See Synonyms at anxiety.

4. A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.

5. A contrivance; a gadget.

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[Middle English concernen, from Old French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to mingle together : Latin com-, com- + Latin cernere, to sift; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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concern [kənˈsɜːn]

vb (tr)

1. to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect

2. (usually foll by with or in) to involve or interest (oneself) he concerns himself with other people's affairs

n

1. something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business

2. regard for or interest in a person or a thing he felt a strong concern for her

3. anxiety, worry, or solicitude

4. important bearing or relation his news has great concern for us

5. (Business / Commerce) a commercial company or enterprise

6. Informal a material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion

[from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" earthly concern, worldly concern, earth, world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" affair, matter, thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" affairs, personal business, personal matters - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" part - that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" point of honor - a concern that seriously reflects on your honor interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
	2.	concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" fear, care anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	3.	concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" solicitousness, solicitude - a feeling of excessive concern softheartedness, tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern
	4.	concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" headache, worry, vexation negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	5.	concern - 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" business, business concern, business organisation, business organization business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" agency - a business that serves other businesses brokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties common carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" dealership, franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area manufacturer, manufacturing business, maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some product partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships underperformer - a business that is less successful than expected division - an administrative unit in government or business
Verb	1.	concern - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
	2.	concern - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" interest, occupy, worry

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concern

noun

1. anxiety, fear, worry, distress, unease, apprehension, misgiving, disquiet, disquietude The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.

2. worry, care, anxiety His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.

3. affair, issue, matter, consideration Feminism must address issues beyond the concerns of middle-class whites.

4. care, interest, regard, consideration, solicitude, attentiveness He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons.

5. business, job, charge, matter, department, field, affair, responsibility, task, mission, pigeon (informal) The technical aspects are not my concern.

6. company, house, business, firm, organization, corporation, enterprise, establishment If not a large concern, his business was at least a successful one.

7. importance, interest, bearing, relevance The survey's findings are a matter of great concern.

verb

1. worry, trouble, bother, disturb, distress, disquiet, perturb, make uneasy, make anxious It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.

2. be about, cover, deal with, go into, relate to, have to do with The bulk of the book concerns the author's childhood.

3. be relevant to, involve, affect, regard, apply to, bear on, have something to do with, pertain to, interest, touch This matter doesn't concern you, so stay out of it.

Translations

concern [kənˈsɜːn]

A. N

1. (= business) → asunto m
it's no concern of yours → no es asunto tuyo
technical aspects were the concern of the army → de los aspectos técnicos se encargaba el ejército → los aspectos técnicos eran asunto del ejército
if they want to go ahead, that's their concern → si quieren seguir adelante, es asunto suyo
what concern is it of yours? → ¿qué tiene que ver contigo?

2. (= anxiety) → preocupación f
his health is giving cause for concern → su salud está dando motivo de preocupación
to express concern about sth → expresar preocupación por algo
it is a matter for concern that → es motivo de preocupación el(hecho de)que ...
with an expression or a look of concern → con cara preocupada or de preocupación
there is concern that → preocupa que ...

3. (= interest, regard) → interés m
my main concern is the welfare of my children → mi interés principal or lo que más me preocupa es el bienestar de mis hijos
it's of no concern to me → me tiene sin cuidado, a mí no me importa
out of concern for her feelings, I didn't say anything → no dije nada por no herir sus sentimientos
out of concern for the public's safety → por la seguridad pública

4. (= firm) → negocio m, empresa f
a family concern → un negocio familiar
a going concern → un negocio próspero, una empresa próspera
the farm is not a going concern → la granja no es un buen negocio

B. VT

1. (= affect) → afectar, concernir
it concerns me directly → me afecta or concierne directamente
it doesn't concern you at all → no te afecta or concierne para nada

2. (= interest, involve) please contact the department concerned → póngase en contacto con la sección correspondiente
it is best for all concerned → es lo mejor para todas las partes interesadas
as far as I am concerned → por or en lo que a mí se refiere, por or en lo que a mí respecta
she can go to hell as far as I'm concerned → por mí se puede ir a la porra → por or en lo que a mí respecta se puede ir a la porra
I was just another student as far as he was concerned → para él yo no era más que otra estudiante
to concern o.s. with sth I didn't concern myself with politics → no me metí en política
don't concern yourself with things you can do nothing about → no te preocupes por cosas que están fuera de tu alcance
those concerned → los interesados
to whom it may concern (frm) → a quien corresponda
to be concerned with sth essential reading for anyone concerned with children → lecturas fundamentales para cualquiera al que le interesen los niños
they are mainly concerned with maximizing profits → su interés principal es maximizar los beneficios

3. (= be about) my question concerns money → mi pregunta hace referencia al dinero
chapter two is concerned with the civil war → el capítulo dos trata de la guerra civil

4. (= worry) → preocupar
it concerns me that → me preocupa el hecho de que ...

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concern [kənˈsɜː^rn]

n

(= affair, interest) → affaire f
that's none of your concern → ce ne sont pas tes affaires, cela ne te regarde pas
of concern to sb → qui présente de l'intérêt pour qn

(= company) → entreprise f, affaire f
a going concern → une affaire florissante

(= anxiety) → inquiétude f, souci m
They expressed concern about the image of the school → Ils ont exprimé leur inquiétude concernant l'image de l'école.
there's no cause for concern → il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter
of concern adj → préoccupant(e)

vt

(= worry) → inquiéter, préoccuper

(= be of importance to) → concerner, regarder
that doesn't concern you → cela ne te regarde pas
"to whom it may concern" → "à qui de droit"
as far as I am concerned → en ce qui me concerne
to concern o.s. with → s'occuper de, s'intéresser à
see also concerned

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concern

n

(= relation, connection) do you have any concern with banking? → haben Sie etwas mit dem Bankwesen zu tun?; to have no concern with something → mit etw nichts zu tun haben

(= business, affair) → Angelegenheit (→ en pl) f; (= matter of interest and importance to sb) → Anliegen nt; the day-to-day concerns of government → die täglichen Regierungsgeschäfte; it’s no concern of his → das geht ihn nichts an; what concern is it of yours? → was geht Sie das an?

(Comm) → Konzern m ? going ADJ c

(= share) → Beteiligung f

(= anxiety) → Sorge f, → Besorgnis f; a look of concern → ein besorgter or sorgenvoller Blick; the situation in the Middle East is causing concern → die Lage im Nahen Osten ist besorgniserregend; there’s some/no cause for concern → es besteht Grund/kein Grund zur Sorge; to do something out of concern for somebody → etw aus Sorge um jdn tun; he showed great concern for your safety → er war or zeigte sich (geh) → sehr um Ihre Sicherheit besorgt; don’t you feel any concern for the starving millions? → berührt Sie die Tatsache, dass Millionen am Verhungern sind, überhaupt nicht?

(= importance) → Bedeutung f; a matter of great concern → eine Angelegenheit von immenser Bedeutung; issues of national concern → Fragen pl → von nationalem Interesse; to be of little/great concern to somebody → jdm nicht/sehr wichtig sein

vt

(= be about) → handeln von; it concerns the following issue → es geht um die folgende Frage; the last chapter is concerned with … → das letzte Kapitel behandelt …

(= be the business of, involve) → angehen, betreffen; (= affect) → betreffen; that doesn’t concern you → das betrifft Sie nicht; (as snub) → das geht Sie nichts an; to whom it may concern (on certificate) → Bestätigung f; (on reference) → Zeugnis nt; the countries concerned with oil production → die Länder, die mit der Ölproduktion zu tun haben; where money/honour is concerned → wenn es um Geld/die Ehre geht; as far as the money is concerned → was das Geld betrifft or angeht; is it important? — not as far as I’m concerned → ist es denn wichtig? — was mich betrifft nicht; as far as he is concerned it’s just another job, but … → für ihn ist es nur ein anderer Job, aber …; as far as I’m concerned you can do what you like → von mir aus kannst du tun und lassen, was du willst; where we are concerned → wo es um uns geht; (= in so far as we are affected) → wo wir betroffen sind; the department concerned (= relevant) → die zuständige Abteilung; (= involved) → die betreffende Abteilung; who are the people concerned in this report? → wer sind die Leute, um die es in diesem Bericht geht?; the persons concerned → die Betroffenen, die betroffenen Personen; my brother is the most closely concerned → mein Bruder ist am meisten davon betroffen; the men concerned in the robbery → die in den Überfall verwickelten Männer

(= interest) he is only concerned with facts → ihn interessieren nur die Fakten; (= is only dealing with) → ihm geht es nur um die Fakten; to concern oneself with or about something → sich für etw interessieren; I’m not concerned now or I don’t want to concern myself now with the economic aspect of the problem → mir geht es jetzt nicht um den ökonomischen Aspekt des Problems

(= have at heart) we should be concerned more with or about quality → Qualität sollte uns ein größeres Anliegen sein; a mother is naturally concerned about the wellbeing of her children → das Wohl ihrer Kinder ist einer Mutter natürlich ein Anliegen; he’s not at all concerned with or about her well-being → ihr Wohl kümmert ihn überhaupt nicht; he’s not at all concerned with or about her wellbeing → ihr Wohl kümmert ihn überhaupt nicht; there’s no need for you to concern yourself about that → darum brauchen Sie sich nicht zu kümmern

(= worry: usu pass) to be concerned about something → sich (dat) → um etw Sorgen machen, um etw besorgt sein; I was very concerned to hear about your illness → ich habe mir Sorgen gemacht, als ich von Ihrer Krankheit hörte; he was concerned by the news → die Nachricht beunruhigte ihn; don’t concern yourself → machen Sie sich keine Sorgen; I was very concerned about or for your safety → ich war sehr um Ihre Sicherheit besorgt; I am concerned to hear that … → es beunruhigt mich, dass …; concerned parents → besorgte Eltern; a concerned look → ein besorgter Blick

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concern [kənˈsɜːn]

1. n

a. what concern is it of yours? → non vedo come ti possa riguardare
it's of no concern to me, it's no concern of mine → non mi riguarda

b. (anxiety) → ansietà f inv, preoccupazione f
it is a matter for concern that ... → è preoccupante che...

c. (firm) → impresa, azienda, ditta

2. vt → riguardare, interessare
this shouldn't concern you (affect) → questo non dovrebbe cambiarti nulla
"to whom it may concern" → "a tutti gli interessati"
as far as I am concerned → per quanto mi riguarda
the department concerned (under discussion) → l'ufficio in questione (relevant) → l'ufficio competente
to be concerned with → occuparsi di
to be concerned in → interessarsi a
to concern o.s. with → occuparsi di

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concern

v concern [kənˈsəːn]

1 to have to do with This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like. betref, raak يَخَص، يَهُم отнасям се до týkat se angå; vedrøre; berøre betreffen αφορώ concernir (kellessegi) puutuma مربوط بودن به koskea concerner לִדאוֹג सरोकार ticati se, biti važan za, odnositi se na (vkit) érint, illet pentingan bagi varða, snerta riguardare ～にかかわる 관계하다 turėti ryšį su kuo, sieti su attiekties uz; skart kena-mengena betreffen angå, vedrøre, berøre dotyczyć dizer respeito a privi касаться týkať sa zadevati ticati se angå เกี่ยวข้องกับ ilgilendirmek, ilgili olmak 對...有關 стосуватися, відноситися تعلق ہونا liên quan 对...有关系

2 (withfororabout) to make (usually oneself) uneasy Don't concern yourself about her. besorgd wees, betrokke wees, moegmaak يَقْلَق безпокоя starat se o, znepokojovat se bekymre beunruhigen νοιάζομαι, ανησυχώ preocuparse muretsema نگران کردن olla levoton s'inquiéter de לַעֲסוֹק, לִדאוֹג चिन्तित होना या करना brinuti se za, brinuti o nyugtalankodik (vki, vmi miatt) merisaukan hafa áhyggjur af preoccuparsi 心配させる 걱정하다 rūpintis, nerimauti bažīties; raizēties menyusahkan zich zorgen maken om bekymre/engste (seg) przejmować się preocupar-se a se îngrijora (de) беспокоиться znepokojovať sa skrbeti brinuti se bekymra, oroa ทำให้กังวล kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek 使擔心 турбуватися, тривожитися فکر کرنا lo lắng 使担心

3 (withwithorin) to interest (oneself) in He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details. betrokke met, belangstel يُشْغِلُ نَفْسَه، يَهْتَم بِ занимавам се starat se o, zajímat se o beskæftige sich beschäftigen ασχολούμαι με, ενδιαφέρομαι για interesarse en huvituma علاقه نشان دادن vaivata päätään s'intéresser à לְהִתעַניֵן, לַעָסוֹק सरोकार baviti se törődik mempedulikan hafa áhuga á interessarsi 関心をもつ 관여하다 domėtis interesēties; nodarboties memberi perhatian zich bezig houden met bry seg med, være opptatt av zajmować się preocupar-se a fi interesat (de) интересоваться zaoberať sa ukvarjati se interesovati se za bry sig om, befatta sig med เกี่ยวข้องกับ ilgilenmek 使關心 цікавитися, займатися دلچسپی رکھنا quan tâm đến 使关心

n

1 something that concerns or belongs to one His problems are not my concern. bekommerdheid, besorgdheid, kommer شَأْن грижа věc sag; anliggende die Angelegenheit έγνοια asunto asi, mure موضوع مرتبط با؛ موضوع مورد علاقه asia, huoli responsabilité קֶשֶר चिन्ता briga, zabrinutost, nemir gond tanggung jawab mál, málefni preoccupazione 関心事 관심사 reikalas, rūpestis darīšana urusan aangelegenheid sak, anliggende sprawa, rzecz preocupação grijă, treabă отношение vec zadeva, skrb briga angelägenhet, sak ความสัมพันธ์ mesele, sorun, iş 某人所關切或與某人有關的事 справа; інтерес تعلق ہونا mối quan tâm 关系

2 anxiety The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern. kommer, bekommernis, begaan قَلَق безпокойство znepokojení bekymring die Sorge ανησυχία preocupación, inquietud mure(tsus) نگرانی؛ دلواپسی huoli inquiétude דְאָגָה चिन्ता briga aggodalom kekhawatiran áhyggja preoccupazione 心配 걱정 nerimas bažas; raizes bimbang bezorgdheid bekymring, engstelse troska ansiedade nelinişte беспокойство znepokojenie zaskrbljenost briga oro ความกังวล endişe, kaygı 擔心 турбота, хвилювання اضطراب ، بے چینی sự lo lắng 担心

3 a business a shoe-manufacturing concern. firma, saak; onderneming, besigheid مُؤَسَّسَه تِجارِيَّه работа podnik, koncern virksomhed; foretagende; koncern das Unternehmen επιχείρηση negocio ettevõte, kontsern شرکت؛ موسسه بازرگانی yritys, konserni entreprise עֵסֶק व्यापार posao vállalkozás perusahaan fyrirtæki ditta, impresa 会社 사업 koncernas, įmonė koncerns; uzņēmums perniagaan bedrijf forretning, foretak, virksomhet przedsiębiorstwo firma concern, firmă предприятие podnik podjetje koncern företag, koncern ธุรกิจ şirket, kuruluş, firma 企業 концерн, підприємство تجارتی واسطہ doanh nghiệp 企业

prep conˈcerning

about He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement. rakende, aangaande, betreffende, met betrekking tot, omtrent, nopens بِخُصوص относно ohledně, o angående; vedrørende betreffs σχετικά με referente a, con respecto a asjus در مورد jotakin koskeva, jostakin à propos de בְּנוֹגֵע ל- के बारे में u vezi sa illetőleg tentang varðandi riguardo a ～に関して 관한 apie, dėl attiecībā uz; kas attiecas uz berkaitan betreffende med hensyn til, vedrørende, angående, om odnośnie a respeito de în legă­tură cu относительно o v zvezi z u vezi sa beträffande เกี่ยวกับ hakkında, ...ile ilgili olarak 關於 відносно, щодо متعلق về 关于

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concern → اهتمام obava bekymring Besorgnis ανησυχία preocupación huoli souci briga preoccupazione 心配 걱정 bezorgdheid bekymring niepokój preocupação беспокойство bekymmer ความกังวล ilgi sự lo lắng 关心