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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Meaning of concern – Learner’s Dictionary concern verb [ T ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /kənˈsɜːn/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio concern verb [T] (INVOLVE) Add to word list Add to word list 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. More examplesFewer examples These issues concern us all. I only told him the bits that concerned him. Those points don't concern you. He'd highlighted the parts of the report that concerned us. These are matters that concern everyone in this room. 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 Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /kənˈsɜːn/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio 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) a company or 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… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 担心, 使担忧, 使挂念… See more in Spanish preocupar, concernir, tratar sobre… See more in Portuguese preocupar, interessar, dizer respeito a… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian चिंता, संबंधित, महत्वाचे… See more ～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… See more ilgilendirmek, alakadar etmek, endişelendirmek… See more inquiétude [feminine], préoccupation [feminine], inquiéter… See more preocupar, concernir, tractar sobre… See more betreffen, zich zorgen maken om, zich bezighouden met… See more யாருக்காவது கவலையை ஏற்படுத்த, ஒருவருக்கு முக்கியமானதாக இருக்க வேண்டும் அல்லது ஒருவரை நேரடியாக ஈடுபடுத்த வேண்டும், ஒரு கதை… See more चिंता करना, चिंतित होना, सरोकार… See more ચિંતા કરવી, લેવાદેવા, ચિંતા… See more angå, vedrøre, berøre… See more angå, bekymra, oroa… See more kena-mengena, menyusahkan, memberi perhatian… See more betreffen, beunruhigen, sich beschäftigen… See more bekymring [masculine], bekymre, vedrøre… See more فکر مند ہونا, تشویش ہونا, سروکار ہونا… See more стосуватися, відноситися, турбуватися… See more ఆందోళన, ఆందోళన చెందు, ఎవరికైనా సంబంధించిన ముఖ్యమైన విషయం… See more উদ্বেগ, কারও কাছে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হওয়া অথবা কাউকে সরাসরিভাবে জড়িয়ে ফেলা, কোনো গল্প… See more týkat se, starat se o, znepokojovat se… See more pentingan bagi, merisaukan, mempedulikan… See more เกี่ยวข้องกับ, ทำให้กังวล, สนใจ… See more liên quan, lo lắng, quan tâm đến… See more dotyczyć, interesować, martwić… See more 중요하다, 중시하다, -에 관련된 것이다… See more riguardare, preoccupare, preoccupazione… See more Need a translator? 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