concerned : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: concerned	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for concerned
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concerned adj 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" Antonym(s): unconcerned 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" Synonym(s): concerned, interested 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" Synonym(s): implicated, concerned
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concern \Concern"\, 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. Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. --Acts xxviii. 31. Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned* us more than those with any other nation. --Addison. It much concerns a preacher first to learn The genius of his audience and their turn. --Dodsley. Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned. --J. F. Cooper. 2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects. They think themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor. --Rogers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concerned \Concerned"\, a. [See {Concern}, v. t., 2.] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned* for the safety of a friend.