kənˈsə:n v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a be
relevant or
important to (this concerns you). b
relate to; be
about. 2 (usu. refl.;
often foll. by
with,
in, about, or to + infin.)
interest or
involve oneself (don't concern
yourself with my problems). 3
worry, affect (it concerns me
that he is
always late). --n. 1
anxiety, worry (felt a
deep concern). 2 a a
matter of interest or
importance to
one (no concern of mine). b (usu. in pl.) affairs,
private business (meddling in my concerns). 3 a business, a firm (quite a
prosperous concern). 4 colloq. a complicated or
awkward thing (have
lost the whole concern). øhave a concern in
have an interest or share in. have no concern with have
nothing to do with. to
whom it
may concern to
those who have a
proper interest in the matter (as an
address to the
reader of a
testimonial,
reference, etc.). [F concerner or LL concernere (as
com-, cernere
sift, discern)]