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| 1. | [ verb ] be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to | |
| Synonyms: | refer pertain relate come_to touch bear_on touch_on | |
| Examples: | "What's this novel all about?" "There were lots of questions referring to her talk" |
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| Related terms: | involve apply focus_on matter_to allude applicability | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be on the mind of | |
| Synonyms: | occupy interest worry | |
| Examples: | "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" |
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| Related terms: | preoccupy interest occupation | |
| 3. | [ noun ] something that interests you because it is important or affects you | |
| Examples: | "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
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| Related terms: | interest part matter worldly_concern personal_business point_of_honor | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an anxious feeling | |
| Synonyms: | fear care | |
| Examples: | "care had aged him" "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
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| Related terms: | anxiety fear | |
| 5. | [ noun ] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | |
| Synonyms: | worry headache vexation | |
| Examples: | "New York traffic is a constant concern" "it's a major worry" |
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| Related terms: | negative_stimulus business burden bugaboo worry worry | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a feeling of sympathy for someone or something | |
| Examples: | "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" |
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| Related terms: | unconcern sympathy solicitude softheartedness | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (business) a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it | |
| Synonyms: | business business_concern business_organization business_organisation | |
| Examples: | "he bought his brother's business" "a small mom-and-pop business" "a racially integrated business concern" |
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| Related terms: | enterprise corporation firm manufacturer agency partnership processor carrier chain conglomerate underperformer franchise brokerage shipbuilder division shipping_room commercial_enterprise | |
| Similar spelling: |
concerned concerning concert concertina concerto concerted conker Conger concur conserving concurring concurrent concordant concertize concertise concord concretion conserve conquer concrete concordat coinsure congeries conserved conserves concierge cancer |
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