concerned
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
concerned
adj 1: 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" [ant: {unconcerned}]
2: 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" [syn: {concerned}, {interested}]
3: 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" [syn: {implicated}, {concerned}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Concern \Con*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concerned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Concerning}.] [F. concerner, LL. concernere to
regard, concern, fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together,
as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate,
sift, distinguish by the senses, and especially by the eyes,
to perceive, see. See {Certain}.]
1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection
with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
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Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those
things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. --Acts
xxviii. 31.
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Our wars with France have affected us in our most
tender interests, and concerned us more than those
with any other nation. --Addison.
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It much concerns a preacher first to learn
The genius of his audience and their turn.
--Dodsley.
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Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is
concerned. --J. F.
Cooper.
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2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good
prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
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They think themselves out the reach of Providence,
and no longer concerned to solicit his favor.
--Rogers.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "concerned":
a party to, active, affected, agitated, all-overish, anxious,
anxioused up, apprehensive, attracted, bothered, caring, cathectic,
curious, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, enthusiastic, excited,
fascinated, fearful, foreboding, implicated, in a pucker,
in a stew, included, interested, involved, keen on, misgiving,
nervous, on tenterhooks, overanxious, overapprehensive, passionate,
perturbed, piqued, responsible, solicitous, strained, suspenseful,
tantalized, tense, tickled, titillated, troubled, turned-on,
uneasy, upset, vexed, worried, zealous
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