Used in a Sentence

concerns

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for concerns.

Editorial note

People already had privacy concerns about Google, now they could have privacy concerns+.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of concerns gathered in one view.

noun

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

noun

A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.

noun

The placement of interest or worry on a subject.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for concerns.

noun

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

noun

A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.

noun

The placement of interest or worry on a subject.

noun

The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.

Example sentences

1

People already had privacy concerns about Google, now they could have privacy concerns+.

2

Scheduling — Coordination around shifts is one of the top concerns in the businesses of many of our customers.

3

There are some public concerns about high consumption of soy, but Rhinehart is quick to dismiss them.

4

In many other fields, changes in an API spec might be called a turf war, not separation of concerns.

5

Yes, Facebookers complained about privacy concerns, but those who did were likely not even 2% of the entire user base.

6

That said, I still have a hard time convincing others of using the service due to security concerns.

7

I had an extension called Deeper History which I shut down out security/privacy concerns very similar to yours.

8

Other concerns about implementations not keeping up don't seem well-founded.

9

I'm no C nor Ada expert, but I think he means in C `const` is a data type modifier, whereas in Ada it's a function modifier, making the concerns orthogonal.

10

When I left the US and began traveling the world, it's the lack of community that constituted one of my biggest concerns.

11

And the whole point of separation of concerns.

12

We had concerns about bacteria from the raw meat, so we feed a freeze dried raw food (Stella and Chewy's[0], no affiliation, just a happy customer).

Quote examples

1

I immediately thought "Why didn't I think of that!?" With regards to the privacy concerns of Research mode, there may be a way solution.

2

Is there an implementation method for the decentralized web that doesn't require individuals to become web administrators (with concerns about security, SEO and "proper standards-compliant page architecture", storage and bandwidth costs, etc.)?

3

I didn't see what you were implying is "misinformation" if anything the link only supports that there is legitimate concerns about soy and that the only group to benefit are women with low estrogen levels (postmenopausal).

4

Of course, this means that clients will be responsible for maintaining their own server for each extension service (as opposed to the "free" in process hosting previously provided) and will also be responsible for their own UI (including accessibility and mobile concerns), even though it can be iframed in the new UI.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use concerns in a sentence?

People already had privacy concerns about Google, now they could have privacy concerns+.

What does concerns mean?

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

What part of speech is concerns?

concerns is commonly used as noun.