Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

    angehen, anbetreffen, anbelangen

    каса́тьсяkasátʹsja

    стосува́тисьstosuvátysʹ

  2. (transitive)To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.

    A good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.

  3. (transitive)To make somebody worried.

    I’m concerned that she’s becoming an alcoholic.

    sorgen, beunruhigen, kümmern

    беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ, волнова́тьvolnovátʹ, занима́тьzanimátʹ

More definitions
  • be on the mind of
  • be relevant to

Examples

1550 sentences

  1. I'm very concerned about her illness.

    Я дуже стурбований її недугою. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ очень беспокоюсь из-за её болезни. — Hellerick

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  2. I'm very concerned about your health.

    Я дуже стурбований станом твого здоров'я. — deniko

    ruЯ очень обеспокоен твоим здоровьем. — Selena777

    deIch mache mir große Sorgen um deine Gesundheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I'm just concerned about your safety.

    Я лише турбуюся про твою безпеку. — deniko

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  4. I know that Tom is concerned.

    Я знаю, що Том стурбований. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что Том обеспокоен. — marafon

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  5. I'm sure Tom will be concerned.

    Я певен, що Том буде стурбований. — deniko

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to relate to or be of importance to:
Русский
By meaning 2
to relate to or be of importance to:
to make somebody worried:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to relate to or be of importance to:
to make somebody worried:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distin

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

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Forms

concerns, concerning, concerned, concerned
Base formconcern · to concern
3rd person singularconcerns
Present participleconcerning
Past simpleconcerned
Past participleconcerned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconcern
he, she, itconcerns

Past simpleLesson

all personsconcerned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave concerned
he, she, ithas concerned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill concern

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Derivedoverconcernconcernable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is concerned about
  • very concerned about
  • concerned about that
  • was very concerned
  • concerned about his
  • really concerned about
  • concerned about your
  • seem very concerned
  • concerned about the
  • concerning concerning
  • to be concerned
  • concerned about what

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conceptB1conceptionB2conceptualconcerningB2concertA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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