concerned
∞
2.2
- adjective
- /kənˈsɜrnd/
:
preocupado
- She feels very concerned about the well-being of her elderly parents.
- concerned about the issue
- become concerned
- very concerned
I was so concerned about what people think.
- I was so concerned about what people think.
- And I think we should all be concerned that we're edging towards.
- You're full of distractions, but you're also concerned about buying power, right?
- So we're no longer really concerned about that.
- Ethan Hawke plays Constantine, more concerned with his pimples than his poetry.
- And I was really concerned about people.
- Yeah, I, I, I'm also concerned it's not good.
- It is, it just means that you are concerned about your fellow human beings.
- Yeah, a lot of people are so concerned of what other people think.
- And I'm, I'm very concerned about this.
- So I'm not too concerned about how thick my base is.
Examples
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I'm concerned about the recovery program.
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Politicians should recognize that society is deeply concerned about improving the quality of education for all students.
Academic text (2011) -
But I mean, are you, are you concerned about nuclear war?
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I was so concerned about what people think.
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And I was really concerned about people.
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Why should we be concerned about this Charles River?
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Most people are more concerned with image than function.
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And we know the lot of people are concerned about the pandemic.
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Teachers should be particularly concerned when the behavior of a student changes in extreme ways.
Academic text (1999) -
As a result, Chinese employees are more concerned about working conditions, housing, and disparities in pay.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong
8
8.1
Caring and worried about someone and ready to help
Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something
Antonyms
Idioms
How Worried
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The worried sense of concerned grew from the same idea in concernare of being 'brought together' with a matter. So when something 'affects' you, you care about it and feel worried, which is why concerned means 'worried' or 'showing care'.