B1 noun
concern
/kənˈsɜːn/
- Meaning
- worry about something, or a matter that affects you
- Example
- "There's growing concern about online privacy."
- Similar & related words
- worryanxietyissueconcern (verb)concernedconcerning
- How to use it
- As a noun, "concern" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- As a verb: 'This problem concerns everyone' = affects. 'Be concerned about' = worried. 'Be concerned with' = about/deal with.