concern
verb/kənˈsɜːn/
/kənˈsɜːrn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they concern | /kənˈsɜːn/ /kənˈsɜːrn/ |
| he / she / it concerns | /kənˈsɜːnz/ /kənˈsɜːrnz/ |
| past simple concerned | /kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɜːrnd/ |
| past participle concerned | /kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɜːrnd/ |
| -ing form concerning | /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/ |
- concern somebody/something to affect somebody/something; to involve somebody/something
- Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you.
- To whom it may concern… (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about somebody’s character and ability)
- Please pay attention because this information concerns all of you.
- The letter is for both of us, but it mainly concerns you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- mainly
- mostly
- …
- in
- concern something (also be concerned with something)to be about something
- The story concerns the prince's efforts to rescue Pamina.
- The book is primarily concerned with Soviet-American relations during the Cold War.
- My question concerns the way he handles the evidence.
- concern itself with something This chapter concerns itself with the historical background.
Extra Examples- One major difference between these computers concerns the way in which they store information.
- The issue here concerns the way in which lexis and grammar relate to each other.
- The really important point concerns the effect on the worker.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- mainly
- mostly
- …
- in
- concern somebody to worry somebody
- What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change.
- Fair use is one issue concerning most musicians.
- it concerns somebody that… It concerns me that you no longer seem to care.
- It really concerns me that he doesn't eat properly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- greatly
- really
- …
- concern yourself with/about something to take an interest in something
- He didn't concern himself with the details.
affect/involve
be about
worry somebody
take an interest
Word Originlate Middle English: from French concerner or late Latin concernere (in medieval Latin ‘be relevant to’), from con- (expressing intensive force) + cernere ‘sift, discern’.
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