'Concerned' definitions:
Definition of 'concerned'
From: WordNet
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" [ant: unconcerned]
adjective
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]
adjective
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]
Definition of 'Concerned'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. --Acts xxviii. 31. [1913 Webster]
- Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those with any other nation. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- It much concerns a preacher first to learn The genius of his audience and their turn. --Dodsley. [1913 Webster]
- Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned. --J. F. Cooper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects. [1913 Webster]
- They think themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Concerned'
From: GCIDE
- Concerned \Con*cerned"\, a. [See Concern, v. t., 2.] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'concerned'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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