concerned
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
1Other words from concerned
- con·cern·ed·ly [kuhn-sur-nid-lee], /kənˈsɜr nɪd li/, adverb
- con·cern·ed·ness, noun
- un·der·con·cerned, adjective
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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.
iPhone’s new ‘orange dot’ feature warns you when an app is listening | Jeff | September 17, 2020 | FortuneDorris said she had thought about coming forward in 2016 but was concerned about the potential backlash she and her family might face.
Former model Amy Dorris says President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her | Li Zhou | September 17, 2020 | VoxWhile temperatures were lower Monday in some areas, officials said they were still concerned about getting through the afternoon, in part because of the fires.
California faces widespread power cuts after weeks of destructive wildfires | kdunn6 | September 8, 2020 | FortuneYet San Diego’s largest organization for real estate developers says both candidates would make great mayors, as far as they’re concerned.
Politics Report: Alleged Footnote 15 | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | September 5, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWe 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.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWas 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAs far as I was concerned he was the best bad guy in the history of the movies.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat 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 | THE DAILY BEASTSo 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.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe Seneschal leaned back, and was concerned to feel his pulses throbbing a shade too quickly.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe intellect might be abolished so far as its participation in such an operation is concerned.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)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.
First Plays | A. A. Milne
British Dictionary definitions for concerned
/ (kənˈsɜːnd) /
(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
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