concernedcon‧cerned /kənˈsɜːnd $ -ɜːrnd/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned. Some of the farmers concerned suffer particularly from the low prices. We are trying to reach an agreement with all concerned (=everyone who is involved or affected).concerned with all the people concerned with children’s educationconcerned in There was no evidence that he was concerned in any criminal activity.2worried worried about somethingconcerned about She is concerned about how little food I eat.concerned for He called the police because he was concerned for Gemma’s safety.concerned (that) Pamela was concerned that her schoolwork had deteriorated despite her hard work. The drug came under strong attack from concerned professional observers.► see thesaurus at worried3as far as somebody is concerned spoken used to show what someone’s opinion on a subject is or how it affects them: As far as Americans are concerned, a lot of our hotels are below average. As far as I’m concerned, you can forget about it.4as far as something is concerned (also where something is concerned) spoken used to show which subject or thing you are talking about: As far as traffic is concerned there are no delays at the moment.5think something is important [not before noun] believing that something is importantconcerned with Many politicians are more concerned with power and control than with the good of the people.concerned to do something Mr Quinn is simply concerned to hold on to his job.6love/care caring about someone and whether they are happy and healthyconcerned for/about He was genuinely concerned for the children.7concerned with somebody/something if a book, story etc is concerned with a person, subject etc, it is about that subject: This chapter is concerned with the mental health of older people.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Concerned parents approached the school about the problem.
- A TV programme about cruelty to children brought hundreds of letters from concerned viewers.
- I'm very concerned about Veronica. She looks so pale, and she has no appetite.
- Rescuers are concerned for the safety of two men trapped in the mine.
- World governments are becoming increasingly concerned about rising global temperature levels.
- As far as restarting the musical life in Vienna was concerned, we had the problem that the occupying forces often contradicted each other.
- Counselling is concerned with maintaining the quality of life of older people for as long as possible.
- Face validity reflects the extent to which the test items appear to be concerned with the abilities in question.
- I didn't know enough about any of the personalities concerned to form any views of my own.
- The new economic climate of the late sixteenth century brought advantages and disadvantages so far as the funeral was concerned.
- These tended to portray him as being concerned with little more than his own power.
- This confidence seems unjustified, at least as far as capital asset charging is concerned.
THESAURUS
not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen: · I was worried that you had forgotten our date.· It’s awful if you are worried about money.· I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.
worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried, and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened: · A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs.· Anxious relatives waited for news.
worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax: · Everyone feels nervous before an exam.· The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.
a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: · When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy.· The total silence was making me feel uneasy.
formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world: · Many people are concerned about the current economic situation.· Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.
[not before noun] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences: · She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.
very worried, so that you think about something a lot: · She fell into a troubled sleep.· a troubled expression· ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’
especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: · I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.
informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life: · He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out.· an extremely stressed single mother
Longman Language Activatorwhat you say when giving your opinion spoken say this when giving your opinion. I believe is more formal than I think: I think/believe (that): · I think it's a great idea.· I believe that we can do better than this.
use this especially in formal contexts: · In my opinion, most people learn best by doing, not by sitting in a classroom and reading about it.· She is, in my opinion, one of the foremost artists of our time.
especially spoken use this especially when you do not care if other people do not agree with your opinion: · He says he tried hard to make the relationship work, but it wasn't hard enough as far as I'm concerned.· I will not go on a plane. As far as I'm concerned, they're just accidents waiting to happen.
spoken say this especially when you are giving your opinion about a particular problem: · If you ask me, getting rid of the death tax is the best thing they could do.· All this stuff about poisons in the water supply is a load of hogwash, if you ask me.
spoken say this when giving your opinion: · To me, the system seemed too complicated for most people. · They call Ned Kelly a criminal, but to me he will always be a hero.
say this when giving your opinion: · As I see it, there are two alternatives. We can either stay with your parents or rent a place.· The way I see it, if you don't borrow money now, you'll lose the opportunity to expand the business.
spoken say this to emphasize that something is your opinion: · Personally, I think it's a crazy idea.· Personally, I don't care how it gets done, as long as it's done quickly.personally speaking: · Personally speaking, I think it's a great name for a cigarette.
feeling worried not feeling happy or relaxed, because you keep thinking about a problem or about something bad that might happen: · Dave could see how worried she was, and he tried to reassure her.look worried: · You look worried - what's the matter?worried about: · Marion was worried about losing her job. · We're very worried about Grandma.· I'm not really worried about how much it will cost.worried (that): · She rushed to the station, worried that she might miss her train.· I was worried if I washed it, it might shrink.get worried: · I'm getting worried because my account still hasn't registered a check I deposited a while ago.a worried look/frown/glance etc: · She had such a worried look on her face!· Helen looked at me with a worried expression.
especially written very worried because you think that something bad has happened or may happen, and you feel that you have no control over the situation: · Anxious relatives waited at the airport for news of the plane crash.feel/sound anxious: · She knew it was a simple operation, but she still felt anxious.anxious about: · Helen is always anxious about travelling alone.· When you become anxious about sleeplessness, you actually make the problem worse.an anxious face/voice/expression etc: · "Please come with me," she said in an anxious voice.· Mae cast an anxious look in his direction.
worried and slightly frightened about something that is going to happen or something new or difficult that you have to do: · I'm always nervous before exams.get nervous: · Mum gets nervous if we don't call to say we're late.look/feel/sound nervous: · Bill looked nervous, and I could see that his hands were shaking.· Harry began to feel nervous again as the plane made its descent.make somebody (feel) nervous: · The sounds outside were making me feel nervous.· Stop tapping your feet! You're making me nervous.nervous about: · Kelly was so nervous about her interview that she couldn't sleep.
worried about someone else's problems, health, safety etc: · A TV programme about cruelty to children brought hundreds of letters from concerned viewers.concerned about: · I'm very concerned about Veronica. She looks so pale, and she has no appetite.· World governments are becoming increasingly concerned about rising global temperature levels.concerned for: · Rescuers are concerned for the safety of two men trapped in the mine.
formal worried and a little frightened about something that you are going to do or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: · Dr Gottlieb reassures apprehensive patients that the operation is a simple procedure. apprehensive about: · I must admit that before my baby was born I was very apprehensive about motherhood.· No one need be apprehensive about their personal safety; everything is under control.
worried and not happy with a situation, because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: make somebody uneasy: · When I answered the telephone, no one was there, which made me uneasy.feel uneasy: · After a while she started to feel uneasy, and then scared.uneasy about: · Roger was a bit uneasy about the plan, but he agreed.· 75 percent of consumers said they were uneasy about using their credit cards over the Internet.distinctly uneasy (=very uneasy): · I was distinctly uneasy in his company, but I couldn't explain why.have the/an uneasy feeling: · She had the uneasy feeling that he wasn't going to come back.
very worried, disappointed, and upset by something that has happened: · Hardeep's lawyer said his client was 'shocked and dismayed' after hearing the court's decision.dismayed at/by: · American historians are dismayed at the condition of the texts stored in the library.dismayed to see/hear etc: · We were dismayed to discover that our daughter Louise had started experimenting with heroin.dismayed that: · Danby was dismayed that Watt had opposed him in the vote.· Many of the nurses are dismayed that the management intends to make further service reductions.
informal if you do not like the look or sound of something, it makes you feel worried and unhappy because it seems threatening or dangerous: · I don't like the look of that rash on your chest.· The captain's face darkened as he listened. 'I don't like the sound of this,' he said.· Don't let anyone into your home that you don't like the look of.
not worried also unconcerned formal · Sam had stayed out late before, so we weren't particularly worried when he didn't return.· Brian didn't seem at all concerned when the car broke down.not worried/concerned about · He insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections. · For once, Karen seemed unconcerned about the possibility of being late for class. not in the least bit worried etc (=not at all worried) · Even after losing her job, she doesn't seem in the least bit worried.
feeling relaxed again because you do not need to worry about something that you worried about before: · "Oh," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."seem/feel/look/appear relieved: · The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.relieved that: · I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.· The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.relieved at: · Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.relieved to know/hear/find/learn etc something: · I'm so relieved to see you!· Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.· Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion.
spoken if something is a weight off your mind you do not have to worry any more because something has happened to make you feel happier about it: be a great/big/enormous weight off somebody's mind: · No doubt the news will be a huge weight off his mind.take a weight off somebody's mind: · Now that Peter has passed all his exams, it's taken a great weight off my mind.
the pleasant feeling you have when you no longer have to worry about something: · A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief.a feeling/sense of relief: · Edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares.with relief: · To her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief.to somebody's relief (=making them feel relieved): · To Greg's relief, nobody asked to check his ticket.· The rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in Florida. breathe/heave a sigh of relief (=show by your behaviour that you are no longer worried about something): · You could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang.it is a relief to know/hear/see/find etc: · It was such a relief to see Liz looking healthy again.· Mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last.come as a relief: · The decision, announced on Thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers.
to not be worried by a problem because you do not think it is important enough: · I tried my best, and I certainly won't be losing any sleep over the result.· It's not that serious. I wouldn't lose sleep over it if I were you.
if you have no qualms about something, you are not worried about it, especially because you are sure it is the right thing to do: have no qualms about: · One protestor said he would have no qualms about bombing the clinic.· He was a man who had no qualms about preaching one thing and practising another in his private life.
cheerful and not worried about anything, because you do not have any real problems or responsibilities in your life: · I felt carefree for the first time in my life.· They both laughed, feeling like two carefree schoolgirls.
if someone is without a care in the world , they are not worried about anything at all and are happy: · I was just sixteen, young, confident and without a care in the world.· He puffed away on his pipe as if he didn't have a care in the world.
to laugh and refuse to worry or be serious about a problem, when someone is trying to talk to you about it: laugh off something: · Venables laughed off suggestions that he will be asked to retire.· She took praise with delight, and laughed off any criticisms with good humour.laugh it off: · She was genuinely angry, but Luke just tried to laugh it off.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We are trying to reach an agreement with all concerned (=everyone who is involved or affected).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He was genuinely concerned for the children. He paused, afraid lest he say too much. She worried lest he should tell someone what had happened. She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
We are trying to reach an agreement with all concerned (=everyone who is involved or affected). He was genuinely concerned for the children. He paused, afraid lest he say too much. She worried lest he should tell someone what had happened. She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams.· It was also concerned with the effect of nationalized industry deficits on public borrowing and hence on inflation and interest rates.· Wendy and I were at once amused and embarrassed, but also concerned lest he be mown down by a passing train.· We are also concerned with the political environment within which all organisations operate.· The food companies were also concerned over the absence of an irradiation test, which makes monitoring impossible.· They were also concerned with curriculum development, advisory support and in-service education.· Pandolfi is also concerned at the lack of funds available for research into renewable energy.· The Government is also concerned at the way exotic birds are transported.· She is also concerned that Amy is not putting on weight and that Keith disregards her.
· They are deeply concerned about the scientists' inability to explain the dramatic changes they see in nature.· We are deeply concerned for the fate of all those thousands of women and men who remain in prison.· Many people are deeply concerned about the neglect of crofting land.· The Government are deeply concerned that they may lose seats south of the border as a result of the community charge.· Yes, I am still deeply concerned with the movement.· The Governors were not simply parsimonious: in truth they continued to be deeply concerned about the financial state of the School.· In this sense it is not surprising that the study of social policy has been deeply concerned with the improvement of policies.· They were deeply concerned about Prince Charles's decision to give up shooting as well as his inclination towards vegetarianism.
· With the particular merits and demerits of these proposals I am not here directly concerned.· It is directly concerned with individuals, with their minds and with their own way of looking at things.· You will find your professional abilities to be in constant demand and you will be directly concerned with the provision of services.· It is likely to occur to an individual directly concerned with the problem.· The majority of blacks are working class and many black organizations are directly concerned with improving their class situation.· On a more general level, the past was often implied in works which were not directly concerned with portraying it.· The directly concerned populations are invariably viewed as passive recipients of plans.· That is, it is not directly concerned with material gain; delinquency centring on vandalism or violence is an obvious example.
· Local conservationists have become increasingly concerned about the impact of the booming trade in wild fungi in the region.· Five years ago, increasingly concerned about the environment, he decided to work directly for an environmental group.· Research is increasingly concerned with evaluation of services as well as assessment of need.· I am increasingly concerned that validators increasingly fail to use as an important criterion the total experience of a student.· Police became increasingly concerned for their prisoner's health over the weekend.· Feminist psychologists are also increasingly concerned to avoid dogmatism and prescription.· Field studies were also important for early efforts to monitor the environment, an area with which governments were increasingly concerned.· Nevertheless ecology has started with that which is obvious to the eye and is increasingly concerned with what is not.
· My criticisms are mainly concerned with Blake's handling of some major theoretical issues and with certain parts of the book.· These factories are mainly concerned with manufacturing product for artists signed to the record company.· In Formen Marx is mainly concerned with other contradictory combinations of incompatible social principles.· Governments, like theoretical economists, tend to be mainly concerned with the short run.· Our report is mainly concerned with 1984 onwards.· This is mainly concerned with economic restructuring and agricultural development, a considerable part of it linked to the environment.· The museum is mainly concerned with the local textile industry, and is particularly good on the period of the Luddite riots.· The school ethos was mainly concerned with turning out well-educated, potential wives of professional able-bodied men.
· In other parts of the country, youth justice workers are more concerned about the massive backlog of cases.· And now we're more concerned with our little rules than with what's going to happen to mummy in the future.· Instead of putting all her efforts into resisting him, she'd been more concerned about not admitting her love.· I am much more concerned that Eve gets well and is aware that we have all made things easier.· Health People are becoming more and more concerned about the healthiness of their diet and way of life.· But I am much more concerned with the reputation of the Liberal Democrats.· We also have an over-compassionate bench and judiciary more concerned with the theory of justice than with its practical implementation.· Generally, the Sussex men were more concerned with good government and the maintenance of reasonable religion than major social change.
· In fact, hip hop and body pop aren't so much concerned with pure aggression as with survival.· In any case, Weber is not very much concerned about the absence of popular control over the political elites.· They were charming and friendly and very much concerned to hear that Fontaine is missing.· The revisionist theorists were also, however, much concerned with strong and stable government.· He or she is not house-proud or much concerned with appearances.· He's not much concerned with other people's feelings or wishes.· Elderly diarists were rare, and younger diarists not much concerned with observing the old.· Nor is it much concerned with exceptions to the rule that, to every effect, there is one principal cause.
· Neither have women's organisations been particularly concerned with occupational schemes of family allowances.· Foreign usage is not particularly concerned with the documentary character of a constitution.· Durkheim was particularly concerned with the issue of order in society.· We have been particularly concerned in this study with the large to very large enterprise.· For example, if the business is a retail operation the purchaser will be particularly concerned about the level and quality of stocks.· It is particularly concerned to ensure fair and equal treatment for all shareholders.· Geaga was particularly concerned about the presence of fighters loyal to his arch-rival, Elie Hobeika.
· Although primarily concerned with routine white-collar work, Braverman does believe that some professional jobs have also become deskilled.· Few of the canvases are primarily concerned with landscape, but it tends to find its way into most of them.· The case was primarily concerned with the new procedure for remedies.· In contrast, government spending on transfer payments is primarily concerned with equity and income redistribution.· In conclusion, budgetary accounting is primarily concerned with the form of the financial accounts rather than their content.· While written tests are primarily concerned with the content objectives, mathematical investigations submitted as coursework test the process objectives.· In its early days the Association was primarily concerned with campaigning for garden cities.· As with the Merseyside Task Force, they were to be primarily concerned with project development and not with issues of strategy.
· This is why I was so concerned when we were making the new set of the Beethoven symphonies in 1977.· She was so concerned about her unborn baby, she usually over-reacted to any untoward symptom.· Tepilit would question her about her interest in Masai women and why she seemed so concerned with their unremarkable tasks.· She's so pretty, and so concerned about the planet!· The other Protocol parties might not be so concerned about the breach and not take any steps in response.· In a work so concerned with the transmission of cultural values this is appropriate.· That is why the hon. Gentleman is so concerned.· The club are so concerned, they held a top level meeting this week to stop any more defections.
· I mustn't keep you away from her, but will you tell her that my wife and I are very concerned?· He says that they are very concerned.· Fatima was very concerned about her health, but Jane was amused to note that there was nothing wrong with her lungs.· Trade unionists say they're very concerned about the allegations.· But in general, parents love their daughters, and are very concerned about them and their welfare.· I am very concerned about women, their rights and how they are looked after and protected at work.· They tend to be very concerned with a good social life and the concept of freedom.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► concerned with somebody/somethingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as/so far as I’m concerned► as/so far as something is concerned► have a right to be angry/concerned/suspicious etc
- As far as I'm concerned, this is the council's decision, not mine.
- It's a good deal, as far as I'm concerned.
- As far as bilingual education is concerned, the schools are not doing a good enough job.
- Where taxes are concerned, savings bonds are better than certificates of deposit.
- Civil society is constituted by the social relationships and processes outside paid employment and not immediately affected by the state.
- Henry's memory, of course, seemed only defective in matters that immediately concerned him.
- No one is more anxious that the penalties should be apt for the crime than those most immediately affected by prison disorder.
- The availability of land played a crucial part in relations between the landowning class and those immediately concerned with its cultivation.
- The hearing is technically in public, though it is very rare for anyone other than those immediately involved to be present.
- The problem is to convince those who are not so immediately affected.
- Those most immediately affected given support.
- We are not immediately concerned whether they are based on off-line, optical discs or on online technology by way of broadband networks.
WORD FAMILYnounconcernadjectiveconcerned ≠ unconcernedverbconcern
1involved [not before noun] involved in something or affected by it: Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned. Some of the farmers concerned suffer particularly from the low prices. We are trying to reach an agreement with all concerned (=everyone who is involved or affected).concerned with all the people concerned with children’s educationconcerned in There was no evidence that he was concerned in any criminal activity.2worried worried about somethingconcerned about She is concerned about how little food I eat.concerned for He called the police because he was concerned for Gemma’s safety.concerned (that) Pamela was concerned that her schoolwork had deteriorated despite her hard work. The drug came under strong attack from concerned professional observers.► see thesaurus at worried3as far as somebody is concerned spoken used to show what someone’s opinion on a subject is or how it affects them: As far as Americans are concerned, a lot of our hotels are below average. As far as I’m concerned, you can forget about it.4as far as something is concerned (also where something is concerned) spoken used to show which subject or thing you are talking about: As far as traffic is concerned there are no delays at the moment.5think something is important [not before noun] believing that something is importantconcerned with Many politicians are more concerned with power and control than with the good of the people.concerned to do something Mr Quinn is simply concerned to hold on to his job.6love/care caring about someone and whether they are happy and healthyconcerned for/about He was genuinely concerned for the children.7concerned with somebody/something if a book, story etc is concerned with a person, subject etc, it is about that subject: This chapter is concerned with the mental health of older people.