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Meaning of 'concerned' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Concerned [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Concern
2 . Concerned [ v. t.]
- Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend.

Meaning of 'concerned' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . concerned [ a]
Meaning (1):
- feeling or showing worry or solicitude
Example in sentence:
  • concerned parents of youthful offenders;
  • greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child;
  • was concerned about the future;
  • we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand
2 . concerned [ s]
Meaning (2):
- involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (3):
- culpably involved
Example in sentence:
  • all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified;
  • an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime;
  • named three officials implicated in the plot

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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