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concern in English:

1. something that interests you because it is important or affects you



English word "concern"(something that interests you because it is important or affects you) occurs in sets:

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2. disappointment


Her disappointment was apparent to everyone.
He failed in the scheme, much to the disappointment of his father.
I found it something of a disappointment.
The picnic was a disappointment.
Her face expressed her bitter disappointment.
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
Everyone could easily see his disappointment.
To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out.
His suicide came as a result of his disappointment in love.
Such was Linda's disappointment that she burst into tears.
It was a bitter disappointment to him when he failed his examination.
A holiday during which it rains all the time can be a real disappointment.
He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.
Get ​tickets early to ​avoid disappointment.

3. care


Take care.
I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.
You need to stop pretending that you don't care.
If you are here, it means you care.
He's a widower with three small children to take care of.
They were taking care of a girl from India and a boy from Italy.
All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.
I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
He does not care for any sport involving team work or quick responses to other players.
With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed.
Citizens are debating about health care at City Hall.
I left my baby in her care and went shopping.
You need have a good microphone because we care about sound quality.
I love the fact that you always seem to care so much.
While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.

4. worried


Washington was worried.
If I could only speak English half as well as you can, I wouldn't be worried about traveling around the world.
Many parents are worried their children are not being given a basic understanding of numbers.
He'll never show it, but I think that deep down, he's seriously worried.
It looks like it may rain today. I'm worried that our cherry-blossom-viewing party might be canceled.
The worried housewife heard the telephone ring and quickly picked up the receiver.
While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.
Judging by her expression, she looked worried.
I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
The ticket clerk found baggage placed under a bench in the hall, and the ticking sound inside it made him worried.
When I got worried and went to check on him, it looked like he'd barricaded himself in the department's toilet and wasn't coming out.
The corners of his lips showed a bluish tinge that really worried the nurse.
You can't find five minutes to call your worried mother?
This is the gladdest I've seen him since his mother died. He'd been in a funk for so long and, God, I was so worried about him.
Worried, the shopkeeper ran over and kneeled beside Dima, who was breathing heavily - his forehead covered in sweat.

5. concern


Excessive concern with safety can be dangerous.
statement concerning
Your concern for Her Eminence is appreciated and acknowledged. Your questions primarily concern genuine legislative committees.
The 'deep concern' of the Romanian parliament is completely unfounded and unjustified.
The impact of Emmet's theory on physics has been widely discussed, but this is not my concern in this paper.
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list whether the guilty party confesses or not.
No, please don't concern yourself. I have learnt to do as the Romans when in Rome.
The loss of childhood spontaneity has caused widespread concern, as well as calls for review of the nation's educational and social structures.
We insist that during the next three days you make decisions which are fair to all generations and which show an active concern for the environment.
Where our children's education is concerned, no compromise is acceptable.
concerning decent conduct
There were lots of people on Facebook and others going out to look for him, so people were very concerned for him.
I think that his visits are the only real chance I get to talk about things that are worrying me - my health, my concerns about my grandson and his future, how to keep going
The safety of the ship is the captain's concern. The budget overspend is a matter of concern. The decision will concern mainly small businesses.
The recent rise in crime is a matter of considerable public concern.

6. something that worries you



English word "concern"(something that worries you) occurs in sets:

Most common nouns 251 - 300

7. concerned


I am concerned
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
Mr Johnson was concerned about the amount of money that was being lost because of careless management.
Including responses up to 'It bothers me a bit', over 70% of respondents said that they were concerned about their pores and skin texture.
As far as restaurants, canteens, cafeterias or similar things are concerned, "feedback" may be the wrong word.
Some Japanese are concerned about how their country looks in the eyes of foreigners.
There should be more communication between the persons concerned.
The management tended to be too concerned about short-term improvement of the bottom line to have any long-term design for the future.
Physical strength is an important attribute as far as search and rescue dogs are concerned.
All concerned I request to stay in the room
I am quite concerned for the future of a large number of European manufacturers.
If you didn’t seem concerned enough, I was worried you would be in danger.
You guys seem to think your proposal is far and away the best, but as far as I'm concerned it's all six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.
Girls who are concerned with guys but can't be honest are a real boom among young men nowadays.
The use of space must be limited to non-military purposes, as far as Japan's involvement is concerned.

8. interest


David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
interest free credit
Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.
I don't expect him to understand my innermost thoughts but I wonder what I can do to get him to hold an interest.
Just because a certain book does not interest readers does not mean that the fault lies in the book.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Nice person, that's the word girls used to call men to indicate that they aren't possible objects of romantic interest.
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
Pretty gem, isn't it? Not knowing if it was a suitable subject or not, but anyway I tried to get her interest that way.
I wonder what effect technical advances such as the Internet, mobile phones and digitalization technology have on the people's awareness, actions and interest in politics.
интерес к языкам interest in languages
It takes about 25 years to pay back a home loan and by the end of that time you will have paid much more than what you first borrowed in interest.
Much of the riots' coverage was taken from the cell phones of passersby, saving local news outlets valuable film which they would later use for banal "human" "interest" "stories."

9. a feeling of worry about something important



10. to cause worry to someone