Definition of the word concerned

1

a

: anxious, worried

concerned for their safety

Concerned citizens protested the mayor’s proposal.

b

: interested

concerned to prove the point

She was concerned to show that she could do the job.

2

a

: interestedly engaged

concerned with books and music

Example Sentences



The school’s decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents.



Her family was very concerned for her safety.



Voters are deeply concerned about the economy.



a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned



The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some home cooks are therefore concerned when recipes call for sea or kosher salts, which are generally not iodized.


—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023




Potential risks in Puget Sound Simpson is also concerned about the environment where Lolita will end up.


—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023




Longtime residents of neighborhoods like Harlem are concerned about crime and affordability, said Yvette Buckner, a political strategist and the board chair of the New Majority NYC, a group that helped elect the first-ever female majority on the City Council.


—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023




The changes are in an effort to address the state’s homelessness crisis, but mental health advocates are concerned about the funding for other programs.


—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023




First, people are concerned about climate change and planet-altering greenhouse gas emissions spewed by gasoline automobiles.


—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023




Mughal said that if people are truly concerned, keeping the lid off of the pot while their pasta is cooking or using the other tricks the authors suggested will probably help.


—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023




Well, there’s a large segment of America that is concerned about the cultural direction of our country.


—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023




Dina and Scott had reconnected, and Erica was concerned about the nature of their relationship.


—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler

The first known use of concerned was
in 1648

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con·cerned

 (kən-sûrnd′)

adj.

1. Interested and involved: sent a memorandum to those concerned.

2. Anxious; troubled: the concerned parents of youthful offenders.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

concerned

(kənˈsɜːnd)

adj

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

2. worried, troubled, or solicitous

concernedly adv

conˈcernedness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

con•cerned

(kənˈsɜrnd)

adj.

1. interested or affected: concerned citizens.

2. troubled or anxious: a concerned look.

3. having a connection or involvement; participating: all those concerned in the robbery.

[1650–60]

con•cern′ed•ly, adv.

con•cern′ed•ness, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

concerned

1. used after a linking verb

The adjective concerned is usually used after a linking verb such as be.

If you are concerned about something, you are worried about it.

He was concerned about the level of unemployment.

I’ve been concerned about you lately.

If a book, speech, or piece of information is concerned with a subject, it deals with it.

This chapter is concerned with recent changes.

Be Careful!
Don’t say that a book, speech, or piece of information ‘is concerned about’ a subject. Don’t say, for example, ‘This chapter is concerned about recent changes‘.

2. used after a noun

When concerned is used immediately after a noun, it has a different meaning. You use it to refer to people or things involved in a situation that you have just mentioned.

We’ve spoken to the lecturers concerned.

Some of the chemicals concerned can cause cancer.

Concerned is often used with this meaning after the pronouns all, everyone, and everybody.

It was a perfect arrangement for all concerned.

This was a relief to everyone concerned.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj. 1. concerned — feeling or showing worry or solicitude; «concerned parents of youthful offenders»; «was concerned about the future»; «we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand»; «greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child»

attentive — (often followed by `to’) giving care or attention; «attentive to details»; «the nurse was attentive to her patient»; «an attentive suitor»

troubled — characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; «troubled areas»; «fell into a troubled sleep»; «a troubled expression»; «troubled teenagers»

unconcerned — lacking in interest or care or feeling; «the average American…is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions…beyond the normal citizen’s comprehension and control»; «blithely unconcerned about his friend’s plight»
2. concerned — involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; «a memorandum to those concerned»; «an enterprise in which three men are concerned»; «factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics»; «the interested parties met to discuss the business»

involved — connected by participation or association or use; «we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved»; «the problems involved»; «the involved muscles»; «I don’t want to get involved»; «everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified»
3. concerned — culpably involved; «all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified»; «named three officials implicated in the plot»; «an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime»

involved — connected by participation or association or use; «we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved»; «the problems involved»; «the involved muscles»; «I don’t want to get involved»; «everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

concerned

adjective

1. worried, troubled, upset, bothered, disturbed, anxious, distressed, uneasy I’ve been very concerned about the situation.
worried detached, indifferent, aloof, carefree, unconcerned, uninterested, untroubled, neglectful, without a care

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

concerned

adjective

2. In a state of anxiety or uneasiness:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

znepokojený

bekymret

asianomainen

zabrinut

関係している

걱정하는

zaskrbljen

bekymrad

กังวล

lo lắng

concerned

[kənˈsɜːnd] ADJ

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

concerned

[kənˈsɜːrnd] adj

(= keen) to be concerned to do sth → tenir à faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

concerned

[kənˈsɜːnd] adj

a. (affected) → interessato/a

b. (worried) → preoccupato/a, ansioso/a
to be concerned at or by or about sth/for or about sb → preoccuparsi per or di qc/per qn, essere preoccupato/a per qc/per qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

concerned

→ قَلِق znepokojený bekymret besorgt ανήσυχος preocupado asianomainen inquiet zabrinut preoccupato 関係している 걱정하는 bezorgd bekymret zaniepokojony preocupado обеспокоенный bekymrad กังวล ilgili lo lắng 关心的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Britannica Dictionary definition of CONCERNED

[more concerned; most concerned]

1 

:

feeling worry or concern

  • The school’s decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents.

  • Her family was very concerned for/about her safety.

  • Voters are deeply concerned about the economy.

  • I was concerned (to hear) that they stayed out too late.

2 

a 

:

having an interest or involvement in something

  • a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned

  • The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties.

  • She was more concerned with [=interested in] flirting than with getting the job done.

  • (chiefly Brit) She was concerned to show that she could do the job. [=she thought it was important to show that she could do it]

b 

:

having a relation to something

  • The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies. [=the memo chiefly concerns hiring policies; the memo is chiefly about hiring policies]

as far as (someone) is concerned

:

in the opinion of (someone)

  • As far as I’m concerned [=in my opinion], everything he says is a lie.

  • As far as she’s concerned, he is perfect.

as far as (something) is concerned

:

about (something)

:

with regard to (something)

  • He has no worries as far as money is concerned. [=he has no worries about money]

  • As far as the weather is concerned [=as for the weather], we’ve been having nothing but rain for the past week.

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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.

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Origin of concerned

First recorded in 1650–60; concern + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM concerned

con·cern·ed·ly [kuhn-sur-nid-lee], /kənˈsɜr nɪd li/, adverbcon·cern·ed·ness, nounun·der·con·cerned, adjective

Words nearby concerned

conceptualize, conceptually, conceptual realism, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concertante, concertation

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Words related to concerned

anxious, distressed, disturbed, troubled, uneasy, uptight, active, affected, attentive, interested, bothered, exercised, perturbed, upset, caring, implicated, in a stew, on pins and needles, worried sick, down with

How to use concerned in a sentence

  • Those concerned about apps spying on them can monitor their activity by viewing individual apps under the iPhone’s “Settings” icon.

  • Dorris said she had thought about coming forward in 2016 but was concerned about the potential backlash she and her family might face.

  • While temperatures were lower Monday in some areas, officials said they were still concerned about getting through the afternoon, in part because of the fires.

  • Yet San Diego’s largest organization for real estate developers says both candidates would make great mayors, as far as they’re concerned.

  • We are typically packed each weekend, so we are a little concerned about keeping the crowds spaced out during that time.

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

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

  • As far as I was concerned he was the best bad guy in the history of the movies.

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

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

  • So far as the right or wrong of having contraband whisky was concerned, I don’t think any one gave it a second thought.

  • The Seneschal leaned back, and was concerned to feel his pulses throbbing a shade too quickly.

  • The intellect might be abolished so far as its participation in such an operation is concerned.

  • I perceive no immediate reason for the evacuation of Peking as far as the supply of game is concerned.

  • They would hardly have been written had it not been for the war, although only one of them is concerned with that subject.

British Dictionary definitions for concerned

adjective

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

worried, troubled, or solicitous

Derived forms of concerned

concernedly (kənˈsɜːnɪdlɪ), adverbconcernedness, noun

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • 1
    concerned

    concerned [kənˊsɜ:nd]

    1) за́нятый (чем-л.); свя́занный (с чем-л.); име́ющий отноше́ние (к чему-л.);

    2) озабо́ченный;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > concerned

  • 2
    concerned

    Персональный Сократ > concerned

  • 3
    concerned

    [kənˈsə:nd]

    concerned p. p. от concern concerned заинтересованный concerned занятый (чем-л.); связанный (с чем-л.); имеющий отношение (к чему-л.); concerned parties заинтересованные стороны concerned занятый concerned имеющий отношение (к чему-л.) concerned обеспокоенный concerned озабоченный; concerned air озабоченный вид concerned озабоченный concerned связанный concerned озабоченный; concerned air озабоченный вид concerned занятый (чем-л.); связанный (с чем-л.); имеющий отношение (к чему-л.); concerned parties заинтересованные стороны party concerned сторона, о которой идет речь person concerned заинтересованное лицо

    English-Russian short dictionary > concerned

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    concerned

    1. a имеющий отношение; связанный

    2. a заинтересованный

    3. a озабоченный, обеспокоенный

    4. a занятый

    5. a увлечённый, интересующийся; причастный

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. influenced (adj.) impressed; influenced; moved; overwhelmed; tender; touched

    2. interested (adj.) affected; implicated; interested; involved

    3. troubled (adj.) anxious; disquieted; distressed; disturbed; nervous; troubled; uneasy; unsettled; worried

    4. applied (verb) appertained; applied; bear on; involved; pertained; referred; related

    5. concerned (verb) ailed; concerned; distressed; troubled; worried

    English-Russian base dictionary > concerned

  • 5
    concerned

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > concerned

  • 6
    concerned

    [kənʹsɜ:nd]

    1. 1) имеющий отношение (); связанный ()

    2) заинтересованный

    2. озабоченный, обеспокоенный

    to have a concerned look /air/ — иметь озабоченный вид

    the concerned mothers anxiously waited for their children — взволнованные матери нетерпеливо поджидали своих детей

    3. (in, with) занятый ()

    concerned in the real estate business — занимающийся куплей и продажей недвижимости

    4. увлечённый, интересующийся (

    социальными проблемами); причастный

    НБАРС > concerned

  • 7
    concerned

    [kən’sɜːnd]

    прил.

    1) заинтересованный; увлечённый, интересующийся; участвующий

    The conditions are acceptable to all concerned. — Условия приемлемы для всех заинтересованных лиц.

    Syn:

    2) озабоченный, встревоженный, обеспокоенный

    Her mother looked concerned. — Её мать выглядела взволнованной.

    I’m a bit concerned about your health. — Меня беспокоит твоё здоровье.

    Syn:

    3) связанный с чем-л.; имеющий отношение к чему-л.

    •

    Gram:

    [ref dict=»LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)»]concerned[/ref]

    Англо-русский современный словарь > concerned

  • 8
    concerned

    Politics english-russian dictionary > concerned

  • 9
    concerned

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > concerned

  • 10
    concerned

    касался; озабоченный; иметь отношение; бепокоиться; имеющий отношение

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > concerned

  • 11
    concerned

    1.

    past participle

    of concern 2.

    1) занятый (чем-л.); связанный (с чем-л.); имеющий отношение (к чему-л.); concerned parties заинтересованные стороны

    2) озабоченный; concerned air озабоченный вид

    * * *

    (a) заинтересованный

    * * *

    заинтересованный; увлеченный, интересующийся

    * * *

    [con’cerned || -nd]
    имеющий отношение, связанный; заинтересованный, озабоченный, обеспокоенный; занятый

    * * *

    заинтересован

    заинтересованный

    касается

    любопытен

    любопытный

    рассматриваемый

    * * *

    1) заинтересованный; увлеченный, интересующийся; участвующий (в чем-л.)
    2) озабоченный
    3) занятый чем-л.; связанный с чем-л.; имеющий отношение к чему-л.

    Новый англо-русский словарь > concerned

  • 12
    concerned

    a

    3) озабоченный, обеспокоенный

    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > concerned

  • 13
    concerned

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > concerned

  • 14
    concerned

    1. заинтересованный

    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > concerned

  • 15
    concerned

    kənˈsə:ndрассматриваемый, заинтересованный, имеющий отношение к чему-л., связанный с чем-л.

    Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > concerned

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    concerned

    [kən’sɜːnd]

    1) Общая лексика: заинтересованный, имеющий отношение , обеспокоенный, озабоченный, озадаченный, рассматриваемый, расстроенный, связанный , занятый , беспокоящийся, касающийся

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > concerned

  • 17
    concerned

    [kən`sɜːnd]

    заинтересованный; увлеченный, интересующийся; участвующий

    озабоченный, беспокоящийся

    занятый чем-либо; связанный с чем-либо; имеющий отношение к чему-либо

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > concerned

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    concerned

    связанный (с чем-либо); имеющий отношение (к чему-либо)

    Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > concerned

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    concerned

    1) затронул; 2) затронутый

    English-Russian perfumery & beauty care dictionary > concerned

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    concerned

    обеспокоенный; заинтересованный; озабоченный; связанный; встревоженный

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > concerned

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  • concerned — The idiomatic expression as far as…is/are concerned is well established and normally unexceptionable, but Gowers (1965) indicated where economy of style suggested alternatives; for example, The punishment does not seem to have any effect so far… …   Modern English usage

  • Concerned — Con*cerned , a. [See {Concern}, v. t., 2.] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • concerned — concerned; un·concerned; …   English syllables

  • concerned — [adj1] worried anxious, biting one’s nails*, bothered, butterflies in stomach*, distressed, disturbed, exercised, in a stew*, on pins and needles*, perturbed, tied up in knots*, troubled, uneasy, upset, uptight, worried sick*; concept 403 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • concerned — index careful, interested, solicitous, suspicious (distrustful) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • concerned — solicitous, careful, anxious, worried (see under CARE n) Analogous words: engrossed, absorbed, *intent: impressed, affected, influenced, touched (see AFFECT vb): troubled, distressed (see TROUBLE vb) Antonyms: unconcerned Contrasted words:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • concerned — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ worried or anxious …   English terms dictionary

  • concerned — [kən sʉrnd′] adj. 1. involved or interested: often with in 2. uneasy or anxious …   English World dictionary

  • Concerned — This article is about the webcomic. For other uses, see Concern. Concerned The Half Life and Death of Gordon Frohman …   Wikipedia

  • concerned — con|cerned W1S1 [kənˈsə:nd US ə:rnd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(involved)¦ 2¦(worried)¦ 3 as far as somebody is concerned 4 as far as something is concerned 5¦(think something is important)¦ 6¦(love/care)¦ 7 concerned with somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • concerned — adj. 1) deeply, greatly concerned 2) concerned about, for, over; with (concerned about safety) 3) (esp. BE) concerned to + inf. (concerned to know your decision) 4) concerned that + clause (we are concerned that they might have missed the train)… …   Combinatory dictionary

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