- concern
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 feeling of worryADJECTIVE▪ considerable, deep, grave, great, serious▪ growing, mounting▪ genuine▪
He demonstrated genuine concern for others.
▪ general, widespread▪ national, public▪public concern about increased taxes
▪ particular▪There is particular concern about the use of pesticides.
VERB + CONCERN▪ feel▪He felt some concern for her safety.
▪ articulate, express, show, voice▪ arouse, cause, heighten▪The lack of firefighting equipment has caused concern.
▪ allay, alleviate, assuage, ease▪ appreciate, understand▪ cite, echo▪He cited public concern over airport security.
▪ dismissPREPOSITION▪ in sb's concern▪She forgot her own worries in her concern for him.
▪ out of concern▪ concern about, concern over▪She expressed her deep concern about conditions at the factory.
▪ concern for▪Out of concern for her health, we suggested she take a week off work.
PHRASES▪ be of (no) concern to sb▪Increased use of drugs is of great concern to parents.
▪ (a) cause for concern▪The president's health is giving serious cause for concern.
▪ a lack of concern▪I was surprised by her lack of concern.
▪ a matter of concern▪Stress at work is a matter of concern to staff and management.
2 sth that worries/affects youADJECTIVE▪ chief, main, major, overriding, paramount, primary▪What are your main concerns as a writer?
▪ common▪a common concern for new parents
▪ pressing, serious▪I have other, more pressing concerns.
▪ legitimate, valid▪ environmental, ethical, privacy, safety, security▪This new technology brings with it security concerns.
VERB + CONCERN▪ outweigh, override▪Practical necessity overrides any other concerns.
PHRASES▪ be none of sb's concern▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}How much we paid is none of your concern.
verb1 affect/involveADVERB▪ directly▪ mainly, mostly▪The letter is for both of us, but it mainly concerns you.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned.
2 worry sbADVERB▪ a lot, greatly, really▪It really concerns me that he doesn't eat properly.
▪ slightlyConcern is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑complaint, ↑dispute, ↑document, ↑hypothesis, ↑proposition, ↑report, ↑story, ↑study, ↑tale
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
