concerned

[ kuh n-surnd ]
/ kənˈsɜrnd /

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

Example sentences from the Web for concernedly

British Dictionary definitions for concernedly

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