regard vs concern

concern vs regard

regard and concern both are nouns.

regard and concern both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
regard	Yes	No	Yes	No
concern	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, concern is a hypernym of regard; that is, concern is a word with a broader meaning than regard:

regard: connect closely and often incriminatingly
concern: be relevant to

Other hypernyms of regard include bear on, come to, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on.

regard (noun)	concern (noun)
a long fixed look	something that interests you because it is important or affects you
(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point	something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)	a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
an attitude of admiration or esteem	an anxious feeling
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare	a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
a feeling of friendship and esteem
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

regard (verb)	concern (verb)
deem to be	be relevant to
look at attentively	be on the mind of
connect closely and often incriminatingly

Difference between regard and concern

Words related to "concern"

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