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concerns

Syllables: con·cernsUK/kənˈsɜːnz//kənˈsɝnz/

concerns is the plural of concern.

concerns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of concern.

Meaning of concern

Noun

concern (countable and uncountable, plural concerns)

  1. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
    • Mark’s health was of great concern to Connie.
    Synonyms:
    interest
    Antonyms:
    unconcern
  2. The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
    • Most people in Australia have no concern for the recent events in London.
  3. A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
    • Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the document.
  4. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
    • Judy's eyes filled with concern as she listened to the news report.
    Synonyms:
    care, trouble
  5. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
    • The employees’ attitude is really hurting the concern.
  6. Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
    • At the programming level, an aspect is a modular unit that implements a concern.2006, Awais Rashid, Mehmet Aksit, Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development II, page 148

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Phrases with concerns

Questions about concerns

What is concerns the plural of?
Concerns is the plural of concern.
How do you pronounce concerns?
Concerns is pronounced /kənˈsɝnz/ (US).

Words near concerns in the dictionary

  1. concerningly
  2. concerningness
  3. concernings
  4. concernment
  5. concernments
  6. concerns
  7. concernworthy
  8. concert
  9. concert band
  10. concert bands
  11. concert bass drum

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