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concerns

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/kənˈsɜrnz/ · con-cerns

A matter of interest or importance to someone.

Meanings

nounformal

A matter of interest or importance to someone.

کسی کی دلچسپی یا اہمیت کا معاملہ۔

تشویش

chashweesh

Formal: تشویش

Synonyms

worryanxietyinterestفکرپریشانیتشویش

Antonyms

comfortsolutionindifferenceآرامحلبے پرواہی

Common Collocations

  • public concerns
  • personal concerns
  • financial concerns

Example Sentences

The community has a lot of concerns regarding the new project.

کمیونٹی کو نئے منصوبے کے بارے میں بہت سی تشویشات ہیں۔

Community ko naye mansoobe ke bare mein bohat si chashweeshat hain.

Her main concern is the safety of her children.

اس کی بنیادی تشویش اپنے بچوں کی حفاظت ہے۔

Us ki buniyaadi chashweesh apne bachon ki hifazat hai.

The company's financial concerns were addressed in the meeting.

کمپنی کی مالی تشویشات کا اجلاس میں ذکر ہوا۔

Company ki maali chashweeshat ka ijtima mein zikar hua.

Easily Confused With

concerned:Concerned refers to being worried or involved whereas concerns refer to the issues causing that worry.
verbformal

To relate to; to be about.

متعلق ہونا؛ سے وابستہ ہونا۔

متعلق ہونا

mutaaliq hona

Formal: متعلق ہونا

Synonyms

pertaininvolveaffectمتعلق ہوناحق ہوناپیش آنا

Antonyms

excludedismissignoreخارج کرنارد کرنانظرانداز کرنا

Common Collocations

  • concerns a matter
  • concerns the audience
  • concerning issues

Example Sentences

This issue concerns all employees of the company.

یہ مسئلہ کمپنی کے تمام ملازمین سے متعلق ہے۔

Yeh masla company ke tamam mulazmeen se mutaliq hai.

The report concerns the financial state of the firm.

یہ رپورٹ کمپنی کی مالی حالت سے متعلق ہے۔

Yeh report company ki maali haalat se mutaliq hai.

Her questions concern the project timeline.

اس کے سوالات منصوبے کے وقت کی حد سے متعلق ہیں۔

Us ke sawaalat mansoobe ke waqt ki had se mutaliq hain.

Easily Confused With

concerning:Concerning is usually used to indicate the subject matter being discussed, while 'concerns' indicates issues or worries.

Word Family

concerned
adjectiveتشویش میں مبتلا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'concerns' as what keeps you awake at night.

Picture a person looking troubled, deep in thought about various issues.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

مجھ پہ گزری ہے تشویش کی گھنٹیاں، / سُن نہ سُن تو بھی سب ہے تیرے ہنر کا قصہ۔

Mujh pe guzri hai chashweesh ki ghantiyan, / Sun na sun to bhi sab hai tere hunr ka qissa.

The bells of concern have tolled for me, / Whether you hear or not, it's all a tale of your craft.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

فکر نہ کرو، اللہ بہتر کرے گا۔

Fikr na karo, Allah behtar karega.

Do not worry, Allah will make it better.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "concernere" — to sift together

First known use: 15th century

The word has evolved from the Latin word 'concernere', reflecting the action of pertaining or being relevant to something.