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con·cerned
 concerned
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- pronunciation:
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suhrnd
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If you are concerned with something, you care about it or have some interest in it, or you are involved in it in some way.
My mom says that my aunt is too concerned with how she looks.Dr. Cruz is concerned with both the emotional and physical health of his patients. |
| definition 2: |
If you're concerned about something, you are worried about it.
The doctor is very concerned about the baby's high fever. |
| definition 3: |
If something is concerned with something else, it has to do with it. It is about that thing. If an article or film is concerned with a certain subject, it usually discusses it in a serious way. It looks at it carefully.
The wildlife program was concerned with animals losing their habitat and being unable to survive. |
| related words: |
thoughtful |
| derivation: |
concernedly (adv.) |
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