concerned to

phrase

chiefly British

: to consider as important to (do something)

She was concerned to show that she could do the job.

Examples of concerned to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flagg was concerned to see Knueppel get so many open looks early on. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

In 2022, staff were concerned to see a crowd of eight-year-olds forming feverishly on the training pitch. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 3 July 2025

Eight of those must fulfil the ‘Homegrown Player Rule’, therefore limiting the club concerned to a maximum of 17 who are non-homegrown. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 12 June 2025

Jenny Hubbard, president of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, was concerned to hear recently that the sanctuary’s apiary with one million honey bees shrank from 17 hives to just two this winter. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for concerned to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup