CONCERN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of concern – Learner’s Dictionary

concern
verb [ T ]
uk
/kənˈsɜːn/
us

concern verb [T] (INVOLVE)

B2
to involve someone or be important to them:
Environmental issues concern us all.
He's more concerned about profits than the safety of his employees.
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concern verb [T] (WORRY)

to worry or upset someone:
What really concerns me is her lack of experience.

concern verb [T] (BE ABOUT)

B2
If a story, film, etc concerns a particular subject, it is about that subject.
concern yourself
to become involved with doing something:
You needn't concern yourself with the travel arrangements.
concern
noun
uk
/kənˈsɜːn/
us

concern noun (WORRY)

B2
a feeling of worry about something, or the thing that is worrying you:
I have concerns about his health.

concern noun (IMPORTANT THING)

B2
something that involves or affects you or is important to you:
Our primary concern is safety.

concern noun (BUSINESS)

The perfume factory was a family concern.

(Definition of concern from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of concern

in Chinese (Traditional)
擔心, 使擔憂, 使掛念…
in Chinese (Simplified)
担心, 使担忧, 使挂念…
in Spanish
preocupar, concernir, tratar sobre…
in Portuguese
preocupar, interessar, dizer respeito a…
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चिंता, संबंधित, महत्वाचे…
~にとって重要だ, (映画や物語が)~に関することだ, (人)を心配させる…
ilgilendirmek, alakadar etmek, endişelendirmek…
inquiétude [feminine], préoccupation [feminine], inquiéter…
preocupar, concernir, tractar sobre…
betreffen, zich zorgen maken om, zich bezighouden met…
யாருக்காவது கவலையை ஏற்படுத்த, ஒருவருக்கு முக்கியமானதாக இருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது ஒருவரை நேரடியாக ஈடுபடுத்த வேண்டும், ஒரு கதை…
चिंता करना, चिंतित होना, सरोकार…
ચિંતા કરવી, લેવાદેવા, ચિંતા…
angå, vedrøre, berøre…
angå, bekymra, oroa…
kena-mengena, menyusahkan, memberi perhatian…
betreffen, beunruhigen, sich beschäftigen…
bekymring [masculine], bekymre, vedrøre…
فکر مند ہونا, تشویش ہونا, سروکار ہونا…
стосуватися, відноситися, турбуватися…
затрагивать, интересовать, беспокоить…
ఆందోళన, ఆందోళన చెందు, ఎవరికైనా సంబంధించిన ముఖ్యమైన విషయం…
يَهُمّ, يَهْتَمّ بـِ, يَتَحَدَّث عَن…
উদ্বেগ, কারও কাছে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হওয়া অথবা কাউকে সরাসরিভাবে জড়িয়ে ফেলা, কোনো গল্প…
týkat se, starat se o, znepokojovat se…
pentingan bagi, merisaukan, mempedulikan…
เกี่ยวข้องกับ, ทำให้กังวล, สนใจ…
liên quan, lo lắng, quan tâm đến…
dotyczyć, interesować, martwić…
중요하다, 중시하다, -에 관련된 것이다…
riguardare, preoccupare, preoccupazione…
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to make it difficult for someone to achieve something they had planned to do

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