concern
part of speech
verb (concern, concerns, concerned, concerning); noun (a concern, concerns)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) A worry about something. tree →
2) (verb) To worry someone. tree →
3) (verb) To be about something or to involve someone. tree →
4) (noun) Something that is your business or responsibility. tree →
5) (noun, formal) A business or company. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety: "if you have any concerns, tell a teacher". In formal writing, "this letter concerns your child's trip" means it is about it. Phrases: concerned about, as far as I'm concerned, to whom it may concern, it's no concern of yours.
examples
- If you have any concerns, talk to your teacher. tree →
- Her cough concerned her mum. tree →
- This story concerns a boy and his dog. tree →
- It's no concern of yours what I do. tree →
- As far as I'm concerned, the game was fair. tree →
- The doctor was concerned about his high temperature. tree →
- The letter concerns the school trip. tree →
- My main concern is getting home safely. tree →
- The Innkeeper asked him in some concern what ailed him. tree →
note
"Concerned" means worried ("concerned about") or involved ("the people concerned"). "Concerning" can mean "about" (concerning your letter) or "worrying". Countable as "a concern".
In the corpora
- And Moses said unto them: 'Stay ye, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.'
- If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying:
- And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people.
- In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
- And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «concern» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.