concern : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: concern	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for concern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concern n something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" Synonym(s): concern, care, fear a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" Antonym(s): unconcern something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" Synonym(s): concern, worry, headache, vexation 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" Synonym(s): business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation v be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" Synonym(s): refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" Synonym(s): concern, interest, occupy, worry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Going \Go"ing\, p. pr. of {Go}. Specif.: (a) That goes; in existence; available for present use or enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working; in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest men going; going prices or rate. (b) Carrying on its ordinary business; conducting business, or carried on, with an indefinite prospect of continuance; -- chiefly used in the phrases {a going business}, {concern}, etc. (c) Of or pert. to a going business or concern; as, the going value of a company.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concern \Concern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concerning}.] [F. concerner, LL. concernere to regard, concern, fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together, as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate, sift, distinguish by the senses, and especially by the eyes, to perceive, see. See {Certain}.] 1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern* the Lord Jesus Christ. --Acts xxviii. 31. Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those with any other nation. --Addison. It much concerns a preacher first to learn The genius of his audience and their turn. --Dodsley. Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned. --J. F. Cooper. 2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects. They think themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor. --Rogers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concern \Con*cern"\, v. i. To be of importance. [Obs.] Which to deny concerns more than avails. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concern \Con*cern"\, n. 1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair. The private concerns of fanilies. --Addison. 2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment. Mysterious secrets of a high concern. --Roscommon. 3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety. O Marcia, let me hope thy kind concerns And gentle wishes follow me to battle. --Addison. 4. (Com.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern. {The whole concern}, all connected with a particular affair or business. Syn: Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business; affair; matter; moment. See {Care}.