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concerned

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con·cerned  (kn-sûrnd)
adj.
1. Interested and involved: sent a memorandum to those concerned.
2. Anxious; troubled: the concerned parents of youthful offenders.

concerned [kənˈsɜːnd]
adj
1. (postpositive) interested, guilty, involved, or appropriate I shall find the boy concerned and punish him
2. worried, troubled, or solicitous
concernedly  [kənˈsɜːnɪdlɪ] adv
concernedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.concerned - 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"
attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
2.concerned - 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"
involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
3.concerned - 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"
involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"

concerned
adjective
1. worried, troubled, upset, bothered, disturbed, anxious, distressed, uneasy I've been very concerned about the situation.
worried detached, indifferent, aloof, carefree, unconcerned, uninterested, untroubled, neglectful, without a care
2. caring, attentive, solicitous A concerned friend put a comforting arm around her shoulder.
3. involved, interested, active, mixed up, implicated, privy to I believe he was concerned in all those matters you mention. It's been a difficult time for all concerned.
Translations
concerned [kənˈsɜːnd] ADJ
1. (= worried) → preocupado
to be concerned about sth/sbestar preocupado por algo/algn
I'm not nagging, I'm concerned about youno es que quiera darte la lata, estoy preocupado por ti or me preocupas
to be concerned at or by sthestar preocupado por algo
doctors are concerned at his slow recoverylos médicos están preocupados por or a los médicos les preocupa la lentitud con la que se está recuperando
to be concerned for sth/sbestar preocupado por algo/algn
he was concerned for his son's happinessle preocupaba la felicidad de su hijo
he sounded very concernedparecía estar muy preocupado
he was concerned that he might have hurt herle preocupaba que pudiera haberle hecho daño
2. to be concerned to do sthponer mucho interés en hacer algo
Britain was concerned to avoid warGran Bretaña puso mucho interés en evitar la guerra
see also concern B2

concerned [kənˈsɜːrnd] adj
(= worried) [neighbour, citizen, friend, parent] → inquiet/iète; [look, glance] → inquiet/iète
to be concerned → s'inquiéter, être inquiet/iète
to be concerned about sth → s'inquiéter de qch, être inquiet/iète au sujet de qch
His mother is concerned about him → Sa mère s'inquiète à son sujet.
to be concerned for sb's safety → s'inquiéter pour la sécurité de qn, se faire du souci pour la sécurité de qn
to be concerned that ... → être inquiet que ... + subj
(= involved) → concerné(e)
the people concerned (in question)les intéressés, les personnes concernées
It's a very stressful situation for everyone concerned → C'est une situation particulièrement stressante pour toutes les personnes concernées.
the department concerned (under discussion)le service en question
to be concerned with sth (= interested in) [person] → s'intéresser à qch (= devoted to) [study, work] → porter sur qch
His work was concerned with the effects of pollution on health → Son travail portait sur les effets de la pollution sur la santé.
to be concerned with doing sth → s'occuper de faire qch
as far as health is concerned → pour ce qui est de la santé, en ce qui concerne la santé
(= keen) to be concerned to do sth → tenir à faire qch

concerned [kənˈsɜːnd] adj
a. (affected) → interessato/a
b. (worried) → preoccupato/a, ansioso/a
to be concerned at or by or about sth/for or about sb → preoccuparsi per or di qc/per qn, essere preoccupato/a per qc/per qn

concerned [kənˈsɜːnd] adj
a. (affected) → interessato/a
b. (worried) → preoccupato/a, ansioso/a
to be concerned at or by or about sth/for or about sb → preoccuparsi per or di qc/per qn, essere preoccupato/a per qc/per qn

concerned مَعنيّ zainteresovaný bekymret besorgt ανήσυχος preocupado asianomainen inquiet zabrinut preoccupato 関係している 걱정하는 bezorgd bekymret zaniepokojony preocupado заинтересованный bekymrad กังวล ilgili lo lắng 关心的


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"Yes," he said, trying to make his voice sound concerned enough for sympathy, and not eager enough for curiosity.
The Fuller replied, "The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.
Yet his style, for the most part devoid alike of artifice and art, almost baldly simple and direct, seems hardly compatible with the disingenuousness of a merely literary intention; one would call it the manner of one more concerned for the fruits of research than for the flowers of expression.
 
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