Meaning

2 senses
  1. Causing concern; worrying.

    It's very concerning that our neighbour seems to be crying very loudly these days.

    besorgniserregend

  2. (obsolete)Important.

Examples

70 sentences
  1. I think it's a little concerning.

    deIch finde das ein bißchen besorgniserregend.

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  2. I'd like a word with Tom concerning Mary.

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  3. It's extremely concerning to us.

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  4. What's so concerning about that?

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  5. Concerning this, I'm the one to blame.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
causing concern:

Origin

From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb.

From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb.

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Forms

more concerning, most concerning
Comparativemore concerning Lesson
Superlativemost concerning Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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