Concern and Mean

Concern

Concern verb - To have (something) as a subject matter.

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Mean and concern are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Concern".

Mean verb - To be of importance.

Usage example: your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

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Concern and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concern" instead a verb "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

good	good concern	good mean
true	true concern	true mean
valid	valid concern	valid mean
deep	deep concern	deep mean
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, big, huge, little, main, primary.

Nathan Lane, who played the part of Whiteside in a Broadway revival, expressed concern that in the movie, Wooley as Whiteside comes off as mean for the sake of being mean.

Source: Theatre / The Man Who Came to Dinner
Roger is, as she puts it, the only guy who can "make her laugh," which could mean he's the only guy she knows who's main concern is her happiness.

Source: Film / Who Framed Roger Rabbit
It was taken to mean that he was slightly on the verge of the Dark Side himself, hence his lack of concern with killing Palpatine and overthowing the Senate to preserve the Republic.

Source: Distinctive Appearances

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