concerned Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be relevant to
   touch on; relate; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
   
   • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
   • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
2. verb be on the mind of
   occupy; worry; interest; concern.
   
   • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
3. adjective 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
4. adjective satellite involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
   interested.
   
   • 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
5. adjective satellite culpably involved
   implicated.
   
   • 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

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