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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCERNED, pp. or a.
1. Interested; engaged; having a connection with that which may affect the interest, welfare or happiness.
All men are concerned in the propagation of truth.
We are concerned in the virtuous education of our children.
2. Interested in business; having connection in business; as, A is concerned with B in the East India trade. Of an advocate or counselor we say, he is concerned in the cause of A against B.
3. Regarding with care; solicitous; anxious; as, we are concerned for the fate of our fleet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1656 1. a. anxious, worried <concerned for their safety> b. interested <concerned to prove the point> 2. a. interestedly engaged <concerned with books and music> b. culpably involved ; implicated <arrested all concerned>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 involved, interested (the people concerned; concerned with proving his innocence). 2 (often foll. by that, about, at, for, or to + infin.) troubled, anxious (concerned about him; concerned to hear that). Phrases and idioms: as (or so) far as I am concerned as regards my interests. be concerned (often foll. by in) take part. I am not concerned it is not my business. Derivatives: concernedly adv. concernedness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concerned Con*cerned", a. [See Concern, v. t., 2.] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. see concern 2. If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important. We were very concerned to keep the staff informed about what we were doing. ADJ: v-link ADJ to-inf

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