Concern and Wish

Concern

Concern noun - A commercial or industrial activity or organization.

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

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

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Concern and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concern" instead a noun "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

good	good concern	good wish
special	special concern	special wish
initial	initial concern	initial wish
true	true concern	true wish
Other adjectives: genuine, single, actual, real, little, main, sincere, personal, major, apparent, shared, last, greatest, several, previous, biggest.

life	concern life	wish life
someone	concern someone	wish someone
number	concern number	wish number
death	concern death	wish death
Other words: murder, target, times, songs.

Many characters wish Eilonwy would stick to women's tasks, out of concern for her safety.

Source: Literature / Chronicles of Prydain
She helps him hang the HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign for Joe before coming out to kiss Joe and wish him happy birthday (he'd forgotten in his concern over the tremors).

Source: Disposable Woman
Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo are shown flying in space with no apparent concern over the survival of their planet, when later episodes make it clear that in addition to stopping the Plutarkians from destroying Earth, they also wish to undo the destruction Mars suffered at the hands of the Plutarkians.

Source: Western Animation / Biker Mice from Mars

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