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concern

 
 
/kənˈsɜːn/ verb [T]

Definition

INVOLVE to involve someone or be important to them: Environmental issues concern us all. He's more concerned about profits than the safety of his employees.
WORRY to worry or upset someone: What really concerns me is her lack of experience.
BE ABOUT If a story, film, etc concerns a particular subject, it is about that subject.
concern yourself to become involved with doing something: You needn't concern yourself with the travel arrangements.
(Definition of concern verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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