concerned

[ kuh n-surnd ]

/ kənˈsɜrnd /

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adjective

interested or affected: concerned citizens.

troubled or anxious: a concerned look.

having a connection or involvement; participating: They arrested all those concerned in the kidnapping.

Origin of concerned

First recorded in 1650–60; concern + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM concerned

con·cern·ed·ly

[kuh n-sur-nid-lee] /kənˈsɜr nɪd li/, adverb con·cern·ed·ness, noun un·der·con·cerned, adjective

Words nearby concerned

conceptual realism, conceptualism, conceptualize, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concert grand, concert overture

Definition for concerned (2 of 2)

concern

[ kuhn-surn ]

/ kənˈsɜrn /

verb (used with object)

to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.

to interest or engage (used reflexively or in the passive, often followed by with or in): She concerns herself with every aspect of the business.

to trouble, worry, or disquiet: I am concerned about his health.

noun

something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair: Law is the concern of lawyers.

a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care, or that affects a person's welfare or happiness: The party was no concern of his.

worry, solicitude, or anxiety: to show concern for someone in trouble.

important relation or bearing: This news is of concern to all of us.

a commercial or manufacturing company or establishment: the headquarters of an insurance concern.

Informal. any material object or contrivance.

Origin of concern

1375–1425; late Middle English concernen (< Middle French concerner) < Medieval Latin concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting), equivalent to Latin con- con- + cernere to sift

SYNONYMS FOR concern

1 touch, involve.

3 disturb.

5 burden, responsibility.

8 firm, house.

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ANTONYMS FOR concern

6 indifference.

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6. Concern, care, worry connote an uneasy and burdened state of mind. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.

OTHER WORDS FROM concern

o·ver·con·cern, noun, verb (used with object) pre·con·cern, noun, verb (used with object) self-con·cern, noun

Example sentences from the Web for concerned

So, as far as Mexican officials like Peña Nieto are concerned, the goal is to keep their countrymen here — and keep them happy.

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Was there something linked to something a little more universal as far as experiences are concerned?

Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire |William O’Connor |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
As far as I was concerned he was the best bad guy in the history of the movies.

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That North Korea was behind the Sony attack seems beyond doubt—at least as far as the Obama administration is concerned.

Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea |Shane Harris, Tim Mak |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

So how concerned should people be about the fate of the VSV vaccine?

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But the sense of humour often fails where one's own affairs are concerned.

The Golden Silence |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Whatever Audrey had said or done, there was an end of her as far as he was concerned.

Audrey Craven |May Sinclair
Fantastic as was her intention, they knew that, as far as they themselves were concerned, she spoke common-sense.

Jaffery |William J. Locke
Now we are not concerned here over the question of this particular proposal.

A Preface to Politics |Walter Lippmann
"It might have been worse, I should say, as far as you are concerned," replied Mr. Lupton.

The Way We Live Now |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for concerned (1 of 2)

concerned

/ (kənˈsɜːnd) /

adjective

(postpositive) interested, guilty, involved, or appropriate I shall find the boy concerned and punish him

worried, troubled, or solicitous

Derived forms of concerned

concernedly (kənˈsɜːnɪdlɪ), adverb concernedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for concerned (2 of 2)

concern

/ (kənˈsɜːn) /

verb (tr)

to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect

(usually foll by with or in) to involve or interest (oneself) he concerns himself with other people's affairs

noun

something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business

regard for or interest in a person or a thing he felt a strong concern for her

anxiety, worry, or solicitude

important bearing or relation his news has great concern for us

a commercial company or enterprise

informal a material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion

Word Origin for concern

C15: from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish

Idioms and Phrases with concerned

concern

see as far as that goes (is concerned); to whom it may concern.

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