"to whom it may concern" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} to whom it may concern
  1. Used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know who will read the letter. Wikipedia link: to whom it may concern Synonyms: to whom this may concern, to those it may concern, TWIMC [initialism] Related terms: yours faithfully, yours sincerely, yours truly Translations (phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient): إِلَى مَنْ يَهُمُّهُ الْأَمْرُ (ila man yahummuhu l-'amru) (Arabic), 敬啟者 (Chinese Mandarin), 敬启者 (jìngqǐzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), voor wie het aangaat (Dutch), vastaanottajalle (Finnish), à qui de droit (French), a quen poida interesar (Galician), sehr geehrte Damen und Herren (German), προς κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο (pros káthe endiaferómeno) (Greek), לְכָל מָאן דְּבָעֵי (lekhol man deva'ey) (Hebrew), לכל המעוניין (lekhol hame'unyan) (Hebrew), mindenkinek, akit illet (Hungarian), mindazoknak, akit illet (Hungarian), annak, akit illet (Hungarian), Tisztelt Címzett (Hungarian), til þess er málið varðar (Icelandic), a chi di dovere (Italian), ចំពោះអ្នកណាដែលវាអាចព្រួយបារម្ភ (cɑmpŭəh nĕək naa dael viə ʼaac pruəy baarɑm) (Khmer), til hvem det måtte angå (Norwegian), zaświadczenie (Polish), do wszystkich zainteresowanych (Polish), a quem possa interessar (Portuguese), a quem de direito (Portuguese), для предъявле́ния по ме́сту тре́бования (dlja predʺjavlénija po méstu trébovanija) (Russian), всем заинтересо́ванным ли́цам (vsem zainteresóvannym lícam) (Russian), тем, кого́ э́то каса́ется (tem, kovó éto kasájetsja) (Russian), a quien corresponda (Spanish), a quien pueda concernir (Spanish), till den det vederbör [singular] (Swedish), till den det berör [singular] (Swedish), till dem det vederbör [plural] (Swedish), till dem det berör [plural] (Swedish), sa kinauukulan (Tagalog), sayın ilgili (Turkish)

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