I. kən-ˈsərn verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to sift together, mingle, from Latin com- + cernere to sift — more at certain
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to relate to : be about
the novel concern s three soldiers
b. : to bear on
2. : to have an influence on : involve ; also : to be the business or affair of
the problem concern s us all
3. : to be a care, trouble, or distress to
her ill health concern s me
4. : engage , occupy
he concern s himself with trivia
intransitive verb
obsolete : to be of importance : matter
II. noun
Date: 1655
1.
a. : marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship
b. : an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension
2. : something that relates or belongs to one : affair
it's no concern of yours
3. : matter for consideration
4. : an organization or establishment for business or manufacture
a banking concern
5. : contrivance , gadget
Synonyms: see care