Con*cern" , n.
1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
The private
concerns of fanilies.
Addison.
2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
Mysterious secrets of a high concern.
Roscommon.
3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
O Marcia, let me
hope thy kind concerns
And gentle wishes follow me to battle.
Addison.
4. (Com.) Persons
connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking
concern.
The whole concern, all connected
with a particular affair or business.
Syn. -- Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business; affair; matter; moment. See Care.
Con*cern" , v. i. To be of importance. [Obs.]
Which to deny
concerns more than
avails.
Shak.
Con*cern" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concerned (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Concerning.]
[F.
concerner, LL. concernere to regard, concern, fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle
together, as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate, sift, distinguish by the senses, and especially by the eyes, to perceive, see. See Certain.]
1. To relate or belong to; to
have reference to or connection with; to affect the
interest of; to be of importance to.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts
xxviii. 31.
Our
wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those with any other nation.
Addison.
It much
concerns a preacher first to learn
The genius of his
audience and their turn.
Dodsley.
Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned.
J. F. Cooper.
2.
To engage by feeling or
sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince
concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
They think themselves out the reach of
Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor.
Rogers.
Hear it pronounced