concern Definition

concern
verb concerned, concerning

1. To have to do with someone or something; to be about someone or something.

Example: It concerns your son
Thesaurus: involve, affect, interest, touch, relate to.
2. To worry, bother or interest.

Thesaurus: disturb, trouble, perturb, distress, upset, bother, disquiet, worry.
Form: be concerned about something (often)
Form: be concerned about someone
3. To affect; to involve.

Example: a perfectionist where food is concerned

noun

1a. Worry or a cause of worry;

Thesaurus: anxiety, distress, apprehension, worry.
1b. Interest or a subject of interest.

Thesaurus: care, interest, regard, consideration, attention, solicitude.
2. Someone's business or responsibility.

Example: That's my concern
Thesaurus: affair, matter, responsibility, business.
3. An organization; a company or business.

Derivative: concernment
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin concernere to distinguish or relate to.