address a concern

Meaning

To deal with, respond to, or resolve a worry, problem, or objection raised by someone. It is widely used in professional settings to show that you are taking feedback seriously and actively working on a solution.

Examples

• The management team met yesterday to address a concern regarding the new remote work policy.

  The management team met yesterday to address a concern regarding the new remote work policy.

• We need to address these security concerns before launching the application to the public.

  We need to address these security concerns before launching the application to the public.

• Thank you for bringing this up; I will address your concern during our weekly team meeting.

  Thank you for bringing this up; I will address your concern during our weekly team meeting.

• The HR department is taking immediate steps to address concerns about workplace safety.

  The HR department is taking immediate steps to address concerns about workplace safety.

• She wrote a detailed email to address the client's concerns about the project timeline.

  She wrote a detailed email to address the client's concerns about the project timeline.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to answer a concern of our clients.

  ✓ We need to address a concern of our clients.

  While 'answer' is grammatically correct, 'address a concern' is the standard, professional collocation used when dealing with issues or worries.

• ✗ He addressed to my concern very quickly.

  ✓ He addressed my concern very quickly.

  The verb 'address' is transitive and does not take the preposition 'to' when referring to dealing with a problem or concern.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The project manager scheduled a call to ___ raised by the development team.

  💡 Deal with a worry.

  Show answer

  address a concern

• We must ___ before the client decides to cancel the contract.

  💡 Deal with this worry.

  Show answer

  address this concern