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What's the difference between'be concern with' and 'be concern about'.

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@elsa zhang,

“concern with”and“concern about” both could express the meaning "care about".
But concern with also could means "have a connection with"

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@elsa zhang,

elsa zhang wrote:

What's the difference between'be concern with' and 'be concern about'.

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Usually, 'concerned with' = 'involved with; on the topic of' and 'concerned about' = 'worried about'.
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Let's put both into a sentence:

The Department of Health is concerned with the welfare of the population and is concerned about the increase in the number of people smoking.

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@ray-yang,

Thank u very much.

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@FBM,

I would really appreciate ur answers and now I think I can distingish one fro
the other.

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@elsa zhang,

Glad to help.

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