concerned

adjective

con·cerned | \ kən-ˈsərnd

Definition of concerned

1a : anxious, worried concerned for their safety Concerned citizens protested the mayor's proposal.

b : interested concerned to prove the point She was concerned to show that she could do the job.

2a : interestedly engaged concerned with books and music

b : culpably involved : implicated arrested all concerned

Examples of concerned in a Sentence

The school's decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents. Her family was very concerned for her safety. Voters are deeply concerned about the economy. a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties.

Recent Examples on the Web

Business jargon isn’t in her wheelhouse What is a wheelhouse, and why are businesspeople so concerned with establishing what’s in it? — Christian Science Monitor, "The Culture | In a Word," 7 June 2019 This episode is more concerned with a woman’s worth. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale," 7 June 2019 Many businesses and residents are most concerned about the traffic the apartments will bring to the area, where finding parking is already difficult. — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, "Ivanhoe Village merchants ‘excited and terrified’ to see how new apartments change the neighborhood," 7 June 2019 Polls conducted before 2016 show the British public was far more concerned with pressing issues like housing, education, health and welfare. — Jonathan Coe, Time, "How Brexit Broke Britain and Revealed a Country at War With Itself," 6 June 2019 Law enforcement and intelligence officials across the world have been concerned about the use of the app by extremists. — CBS News, "English-speaking ISIS supporters exploit messaging app," 6 June 2019 Bernhard's video shows that election tampering can come in a multitude of ways, but authorities are far more concerned with attacks coordinated remotely. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "A Shim Made From a Soda Can Can Break Into Voting Machines," 17 Oct. 2018 But why are people so concerned with the troubled inner lives of simple emotional symbols? — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Verge, "The new musical Emojiland is deeply concerned with emoji angst," 19 July 2018 As far as Microsoft is concerned, though, Intel apparently has solved its problems. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft signals that Intel chip shortages could be over," 25 Apr. 2019

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