concern | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| ~ earthly concern, worldly concern, earth, world | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife.; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" |
| ~ affair, matter, thing | a vaguely specified concern.; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" |
| ~ affairs, personal business, personal matters | matters of personal concern.; "get his affairs in order" |
| ~ part | that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation.; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" |
| ~ point of honor | a concern that seriously reflects on your honor. |
| ~ interest, involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.; "an interest in music" |
n. (feeling) | 2. care, concern, fear | an anxious feeling.; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
n. (feeling) | 3. concern | a feeling of sympathy for someone or something.; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" |
| ~ solicitousness, solicitude | a feeling of excessive concern. |
| ~ softheartedness, tenderness | a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless). |
| ~ fellow feeling, sympathy | sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish). |
n. (cognition) | 4. concern, headache, vexation, worry | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ bugaboo | a source of concern.; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" |
| ~ burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load | an onerous or difficult concern.; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
| ~ business | a rightful concern or responsibility.; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" |
n. (group) | 5. business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it.; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ shipping room | a room where goods are packaged and shipped. |
| ~ enterprise | an organization created for business ventures.; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" |
| ~ agency | a business that serves other businesses. |
| ~ brokerage | the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties. |
| ~ common carrier, carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages. |
| ~ chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership. |
| ~ business firm, firm, house | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.; "he worked for a brokerage house" |
| ~ dealership, franchise | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area. |
| ~ manufacturer, manufacturing business, maker | a business engaged in manufacturing some product. |
| ~ partnership | the members of a business venture created by contract. |
| ~ processor | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market. |
| ~ shipbuilder | a business that builds and repairs ships. |
| ~ underperformer | a business that is less successful than expected. |
| ~ division | an administrative unit in government or business. |
v. (stative) | 6. bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| ~ center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | center upon.; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | be pertinent or relevant or applicable.; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
| ~ involve, affect, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ matter to, interest | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
v. (stative) | 7. concern, interest, occupy, worry | be on the mind of.; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" |
include | | |
v. (stative) | 1. include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, comprise, incorporate | include or contain; have as a component.; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| ~ involve | contain as a part.; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" |
| ~ subsume | contain or include.; "This new system subsumes the old one" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ inhere in, attach to | be part of.; "This problem inheres in the design" |
v. (cognition) | 2. include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ count | include as if by counting.; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" |
| ~ colligate, subsume | consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ carry | include, as on a list.; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" |
v. (change) | 3. include | add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category.; "We must include this chemical element in the group" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
v. (social) | 4. admit, include, let in | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ admit, take on, accept, take | admit into a group or community.; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
| ~ induct, initiate | accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
| ~ readmit | admit again or anew.; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted" |
| ~ involve | engage as a participant.; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
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