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concern
con·cern / kənˈsərn/ • v. [tr.] 1. relate to; be about: the story concerns a friend of mine | (be concerned with) this fable is concerned with forgiveness and redemption. ∎ be relevant or important to; affect or involve: they should not pry into what does not concern them. ∎ (be concerned with) regard it as important or interesting to do something: I was mainly concerned with making something that children could enjoy. ∎ (be concerned in) formal have a specific connection with or responsibility for: the organs concerned in digestion and in blood-making. ∎ (concern oneself with) interest or involve oneself in: we need not concern ourselves with the semantics of this language. 2. worry (someone); make anxious: you must not concern yourself about me. • n. 1. anxiety; worry. ∎ a cause of anxiety or worry: safety concerns. 2. a matter of interest or importance to someone: oil reserves are the concern of the Energy Department. ∎ (concerns) affairs; issues: Aboriginal concerns. 3. a business; a firm. PHRASES: as (or so) far as —— is concerned as regards the interests or case of ——: the measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned. to whom it may concern a formula placed at the beginning of a letter or document when the identity of the reader or readers is unknown. |
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"concern." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "concern." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-concern.html "concern." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-concern.html |
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concern †discern; relate to XV; engage the attention of XVI; pass. be interested, involved XVII. — (O)F. concerner or late L. concernere sift, distinguish, in medL. have respect or reference to, f. CON- + cernere sift (cf. CERTAIN). Somewhat earlier in prp. concerning (XV) in uses leading to its use as prep., prob. modelled on a similar use of F. concernant.
Hence concern sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "concern." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "concern." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concern.html T. F. HOAD. "concern." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-concern.html |
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concern
•adjourn, astern, Berne, burn, churn, concern, discern, earn, fern, fohn, kern, learn, Lucerne, quern, Sauternes, spurn, stern, Sterne, tern, terne, Traherne, turn, urn, Verne, yearn
•Bayern • Blackburn • heartburn
•Hepburn • Raeburn • Swinburne
•Gisborne, Lisburn
•sideburn • sunburn • Bannockburn
•lady-fern • Vättern • extern
•cittern, gittern
•Comintern • taciturn
•nocturn, nocturne
•U-turn • upturn
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"concern." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "concern." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-concern.html "concern." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-concern.html |
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