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conception
n. 1 birth, beginning, genesis, inception, commencement,
emergence, start, inauguration, initiation, launch, launching,
origin, origination, formation, formulation, introduction: We
were excited to be in at the conception of the scheme. 2 idea,
notion, inkling, clue, concept; id‚e re‡u; understanding,
knowledge, appreciation, comprehension: He has no conception of
what is involved in maintaining a yacht. 3 design, plan,
scheme, proposal, outline: Transporting a building from another
site instead of constructing one was a bold conception.
concern v. 1 refer or relate to, have relation or reference to, be
about, pertain or appertain to, be pertinent or relevant to,
regard, apply to, be connected or involved with, bear on, be
germane to, be connected with, involve, apply to, touch (on):
The matter concerns your inheritance, Cosgrove. 2 affect, have
(a) bearing or (an) influence on, involve, touch; interest, be
of importance or interest to: This war concerns us all. 3
worry, trouble, disturb, bother, perturb, unsettle, upset,
distress: He doesn't let anything concern him.
--n. 4 business, affair, problem; responsibility, duty, charge,
task, involvement, Colloq thing; Slang bag, shtick: What she
does is no concern of yours. The safety of the passengers is his
concern. 5 interest, regard, consideration, care, thought,
awareness, attention: You should show more concern for those
less fortunate than you. 6 anxiety, worry, solicitude,
apprehension, distress, apprehensiveness, uneasiness, malaise,
disquiet, disquietude: It's only a cold, and no cause for
concern. 7 business, firm, company, house, establishment,
enterprise, organization: The business is being sold as a going
concern. 8 matter, affair, issue: The preservation of wildlife
is an international concern.
concerned adj. 1 involved, responsible, interested, active; caring,
solicitous: The best governments are run by a concerned
citizenry. 2 troubled, vexed, anxious, worried, distressed,
uneasy, perturbed, bothered, upset, disturbed: They were not at
all concerned about the state of my health.
concerning
prep. about, regarding, relative or relating to, referring to,