concern

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• General-American: /kənˈsɝn/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈsɜːn/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S ER1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

200 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: shqetësim — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Bengali: উদ্বেগ (udbeg) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Bengali: পরোয়া (porōẇa) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Bulgarian: грижа (griža) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Bulgarian: загриженост (zagriženost) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Catalan: preocupació — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Catalan: consternació — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Danish: Bekymring — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Dutch: zorg — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Dutch: belangstelling — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Esperanto: zorgo — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Finnish: huoli — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Finnish: asia — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• French: inquiétude — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• French: souci — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Georgian: ზრუნვა (zrunva) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• German: Sorge — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• German: Anliegen — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιμέλεια (epiméleia) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Hebrew: דאגה (d'aga) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Ingrian: vaiva — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Ingrian: hooli — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Italian: interesse — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Japanese: 注意事項 (chūi jikō) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Japanese: 題目 (daimoku) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Japanese: 心配事 (shinpai-goto) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Kven: huoli — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Latgalian: klopati — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Latin: fabula — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Latvian: raizes — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Māori: whakatāuteute — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Norwegian: bekymring — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Portuguese: preocupação — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Romanian: preocupare — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Romanian: îngrijorare — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Romanian: frământare — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Russian: забо́та (zabóta) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Scottish Gaelic: suim — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Serbo-Croatian: бри̏га — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Serbo-Croatian: brȉga — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Spanish: interés — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Spanish: concernencia — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Turkish: cesaretsizlik — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Turkish: önyargı — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Turkish: şaşkınlık — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Urdu: تشویش (taśvīś) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Urdu: فکر (fikr) — that which affects one’s welfare or happiness
• Portuguese: preocupação — a worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem
• Portuguese: apreensão — a worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem
• Portuguese: reserva — a worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem
• Albanian: shqetësim — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Bengali: উদ্বেগ (udbeg) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Bulgarian: загриженост (zagriženost) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Bulgarian: интерес (interes) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Bulgarian: мисъл (misǎl) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Catalan: preocupació — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Danish: bekymring — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Dutch: zorg — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• French: soin — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• French: souci — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• French: préoccupation — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Georgian: დარდი (dardi) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Georgian: ზრუნვა (zrunva) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• German: Betroffenheit — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• German: Sorge — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• German: Besorgnis — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιμέλεια (epiméleia) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Italian: preoccupazione — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Latin: fabula — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Norwegian: bekymring — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Norwegian: uro — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Plautdietsch: Angst — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Portuguese: preocupação — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Russian: беспоко́йство (bespokójstvo) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Russian: забо́та (zabóta) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Scottish Gaelic: suim — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Spanish: preocupación — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Spanish: concernencia — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Swedish: oro — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Tocharian B: snauki — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Turkish: kaygı — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Turkish: endişe — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Turkish: özen — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Turkmen: alada — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Ukrainian: занепоко́єння (zanepokójennja) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Ukrainian: турбо́та (turbóta) — the expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person
• Bulgarian: концерн (koncern) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Chinese Mandarin: 康采恩 (kāngcǎi'ēn) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Czech: podnik — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Dutch: onderneming — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Dutch: zaak — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Finnish: konserni — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Finnish: yritys — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Georgian: კონცერნი (ḳoncerni) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• German: Konzern — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Hindi: समुत्थान (samutthān) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Italian: impresa — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Japanese: コンツェルン — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Latin: fabula — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Norwegian: konsern — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Norwegian: selskap — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Polish: koncern — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Portuguese: negócio — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Romanian: concern — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Romanian: întreprindere — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Russian: конце́рн (koncérn) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Serbo-Croatian: koncern — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Spanish: negocio — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Spanish: empresa — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Ukrainian: конце́рн (koncérn) — business, firm or enterprise; a company
• Arabic: خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Bulgarian: засягам (zasjagam) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Bulgarian: отнасям се до (otnasjam se do) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Bulgarian: касая (kasaja) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Catalan: concernir — to relate to or be of importance to
• Danish: vedrøre — to relate to or be of importance to
• Dutch: belang hechten aan — to relate to or be of importance to
• Dutch: zich inlaten — to relate to or be of importance to
• Esperanto: rilati — to relate to or be of importance to
• Esperanto: koncerni — to relate to or be of importance to
• Esperanto: temi — to relate to or be of importance to
• Finnish: koskea — to relate to or be of importance to
• Finnish: liittyä — to relate to or be of importance to
• French: concerner — to relate to or be of importance to
• French: interesser — to relate to or be of importance to
• French: toucher — to relate to or be of importance to
• Georgian: ეხება (exeba) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Georgian: შემხებლობა (šemxebloba) — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: angehen — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: anbetreffen — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: anbelangen — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: anlangen — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: betreffen — to relate to or be of importance to
• German: aagaa — to relate to or be of importance to
• Central Franconian: aabelange — to relate to or be of importance to
• Greek: αφορώ (aforó) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Greek: πρόκειται (prókeitai) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Irish: bain do — to relate to or be of importance to
• Irish: bain le — to relate to or be of importance to
• Italian: interessare — to relate to or be of importance to
• Italian: concernere — to relate to or be of importance to
• Italian: riguardare — to relate to or be of importance to
• Japanese: 関係する (kankei suru) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Latin: attingō — to relate to or be of importance to
• Norman: concèrner — to relate to or be of importance to
• Norwegian: angå — to relate to or be of importance to
• Pennsylvania German: aabelange — to relate to or be of importance to
• Polish: tyczyć — to relate to or be of importance to
• Polish: dotyczyć — to relate to or be of importance to
• Portuguese: concernir — to relate to or be of importance to
• Portuguese: ter a ver com — to relate to or be of importance to
• Romanian: preocupa — to relate to or be of importance to
• Russian: каса́ться (kasátʹsja) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Serbo-Croatian: до̀таћи — to relate to or be of importance to
• Serbo-Croatian: до̀тицати — to relate to or be of importance to
• Serbo-Croatian: dòtaći — to relate to or be of importance to
• Serbo-Croatian: dòticati — to relate to or be of importance to
• Spanish: referirse a — to relate to or be of importance to
• Spanish: atañer — to relate to or be of importance to
• Spanish: concernir — to relate to or be of importance to
• Spanish: tocar — to relate to or be of importance to
• Spanish: respectar — to relate to or be of importance to
• Swedish: angå — to relate to or be of importance to
• Ukrainian: стосува́тись (stosuvátysʹ) — to relate to or be of importance to
• Welsh: ymwneud — to relate to or be of importance to
• Albanian: shqetësoj — to make somebody worried
• Arabic: هَمَّ (hamma) — to make somebody worried
• Bulgarian: обезпокоявам (obezpokojavam) — to make somebody worried
• Catalan: preocupar — to make somebody worried
• Czech: trápit — to make somebody worried
• Czech: znepokojovat — to make somebody worried
• Danish: bekymre — to make somebody worried
• Dutch: ongerust maken — to make somebody worried
• Dutch: verontrusten — to make somebody worried
• Finnish: huolestuttaa — to make somebody worried
• French: inquiéter — to make somebody worried
• French: préoccuper — to make somebody worried
• German: sorgen — to make somebody worried
• German: beunruhigen — to make somebody worried
• German: kümmern — to make somebody worried
• Greek: ανησυχώ (anisychó) — to make somebody worried
• Hebrew: הדאיג (hid'íg) — to make somebody worried
• Italian: preoccupare — to make somebody worried
• Italian: turbare — to make somebody worried
• Italian: inquietare — to make somebody worried
• Japanese: 心配させる (shinpai saseru) — to make somebody worried
• Māori: utiuti — to make somebody worried
• Occitan: preocupar — to make somebody worried
• Polish: martwić — to make somebody worried
• Portuguese: preocupar — to make somebody worried
• Romanian: îngrijora — to make somebody worried
• Russian: беспоко́ить (bespokóitʹ) — to make somebody worried
• Russian: волнова́ть (volnovátʹ) — to make somebody worried
• Russian: занима́ть (zanimátʹ) — to make somebody worried
• Spanish: preocupar — to make somebody worried
• Swedish: bekymra — to make somebody worried
• Swedish: oroa — to make somebody worried
• Vietnamese: làm cho lo ngại — to make somebody worried