concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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Wallace, by implication, was concerned with patience, steadfastness, and tranquillity precisely because these virtues often eluded him in life.
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of our students are already concerned with stretching their paychecks to cover food, rent, transportation and child care.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Opponents found a conciliatory tone, mostly concerned with vague details Neighbors offered about security, screening and how residents will use the associated auto shop on site.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
With President Trump back in the White House, so, too, is Navarro, reprising his role as trade adviser to a president who is chiefly concerned with trade.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of our students are already concerned with stretching their paychecks to cover food, rent, transportation and child care.
—Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Opponents found a conciliatory tone, mostly concerned with vague details Neighbors offered about security, screening and how residents will use the associated auto shop on site.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
With President Trump back in the White House, so, too, is Navarro, reprising his role as trade adviser to a president who is chiefly concerned with trade.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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