concern
 con·cern (kən-sûrnʹ)v. con·cerned, con·cern·ing, con·cernsv. tr.
1. To have to do with or relate to:
an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.
2. To be of interest or importance to:
This problem concerns all of us.
3. To engage the attention of; involve:
We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand.
4. To cause anxiety or uneasiness in:
The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.v. intr. Obsolete
To be of importance.n.
1. A matter that relates to or affects one. See Synonyms at affair.
2. Regard for or interest in someone or something.
3. A troubled or anxious state of mind arising from solicitude or interest. See Synonyms at anxiety.
4. A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.
5. A contrivance; a gadget. [Middle English concernen, from Old French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to mingle together : Latin com-, com- + Latin cernere, to sift; See krei- in Indo-European Roots.]
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