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| about |
concerning. [1/8 definitions] |
| at1 |
concerning; about. [1/5 definitions] |
| celebrate |
to do special things to honor a person or an occasion or to express happiness concerning some event. [1/3 definitions] |
| Christian |
of, concerning, or coming from the person, actions, or words of Jesus Christ, or the religion based on his teachings. [1/4 definitions] |
| concerning |
"Concerning" means "about." If you have a question concerning your homework, it means that you have a question about your homework. |
| documentary |
based on or concerning written information given out by an authority. [1/2 definitions] |
| economic |
An economic situation is a situation that has to do with money. It has to do with buying and selling goods and with making money and spending money. An economic problem is a problem concerning money. |
| ethical |
of or concerning moral principles of right and wrong; having to do with ethics. [1/2 definitions] |
| genetic |
of, concerning, caused by, or influenced by heredity, especially by genes. |
| historically |
concerning what actually existed and occurred in past times. |
| magic |
of, concerning, or used in the practice of magic. [1/4 definitions] |
| morality |
general beliefs concerning what is right or wrong. [1/2 definitions] |
| old-time |
of, concerning, or typical of a time in the past. |
| on |
with regard to; about; concerning. [1/20 definitions] |
| policy1 |
A policy is a set of rules or a plan that says how things should be done. Owners of businesses and leaders of schools and governments often decide on policies for the people who work for them. A policy tells people exactly what to do in certain situations. For example, a store might have a policy concerning when they will give a customer their money back. For example, the policy might say that a customer can return something for money back if they bring it back to the store within ten days. |
| position |
A position is how you feel about a certain serious thing. It is your opinion. When you take a position concerning something, it means that you think a certain way about it. [1/7 definitions] |
| principal's office |
the office of the head of a school, where decisions concerning the school are made and where discipline is sometimes carried out or decided on. The principal's office is also a place where students can wait during school hours for someone to pick them up if they need to go home for some reason. |
| regarding |
having to do with; about; concerning. |
| strategic |
related to or concerning strategy. [1/2 definitions] |
| swear |
to make a solemn promise or statement, usually concerning the telling of the truth, one's loyalty, or one's duty. [1/3 definitions] |
| tasteful |
When something is tasteful, it has been chosen or arranged by someone who has "taste." If a person has "taste," it means that they can judge things like what is beautiful, has good style, or goes together well. Of course, everybody's taste is different, but when someone calls something "tasteful," they believe that most people would agree that it shows good judgment concerning beauty or style. Also, when something is called "tasteful," it is usually fairly simple in its style. It doesn't have too much decoration and it's not wild and unusual. |
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