expressed concern

  • 1concern — noun. In the meaning ‘anxiety, worry’, concern is normally followed by about, at, or over, or by a that clause: • Concern has been expressed at the manner in which the whole operation has been put together and actioned Rescue News, 1985 • ‘Big… …

    Modern English usage

  • 2concern — con|cern1 W1S1 [kənˈsə:n US ə:rn] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(something important)¦ 3¦(feeling for somebody)¦ 4 somebody s concern 5 not somebody s concern/none of somebody s concern 6¦(business)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(WORRY)¦ a) …

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  • 3concern — con|cern1 [ kən sɜrn ] noun *** ▸ 1 feeling of worry ▸ 2 something you think important ▸ 3 feeling you care for someone ▸ 4 a responsibility ▸ 5 a business ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4concern */*/*/ — I UK [kənˈsɜː(r)n] / US [kənˈsɜrn] noun Word forms concern : singular concern plural concerns 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue concern about/over/at: Many… …

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  • 5concern — [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ concerns, concerning, concerned 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N prep, N that Concern is worry about a situation. The European Community has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa... The move follows growing… …

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  • 6concern — 1 noun 1 WORRY a) (C) something that worries you: The main concern is that the health of the employees will be at risk. b) (U) a feeling of worry, especially about something such as a social problem, someone s health etc: The recent rise in crime …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7concern — 01. We are a little [concerned] about your son s behavior at school. 02. Mind your own business, this doesn t [concern] you. 03. As far as I m [concerned], I would never buy that car. 04. Canada has expressed [concern] to the United States about… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 8Expressed emotion — (EE), a qualitative measure of the amount of emotion displayed, typically in the family setting, usually by a family or care takers. Theoretically, a high level of EE in the home can worsen the prognosis in patients with mental illness, (Brown et …

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  • 9concern — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of worry ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, grave, great, serious ▪ growing, mounting ▪ genuine …

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  • 10expressed interest — showed concern or care, showed curiosity, was attentive …

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