concerned to

phrase

chiefly British
: to consider as important to (do something)
She was concerned to show that she could do the job.

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“Concerned to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20to. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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