become concerned
Frequency: 6.518.2 per million words
To start to be worried.
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- Parents naturally become concerned when their child has a high fever.
- He became concerned when she didn't answer her phone after several attempts.
- Investors have become concerned about the company's declining profits.
- She became increasingly concerned as the storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
- The public will become concerned if the government doesn't address the issue soon.
- As the hours passed, we became concerned for the missing hiker's safety.
- Health officials became concerned following a sudden spike in infection rates.
- When the dog stopped eating, its owners quickly became concerned.
- The teacher had become concerned about the student's sudden change in behavior.
- Environmental groups became concerned about the potential impact of the new factory.