concerned

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsɝnd/ UK /kənˈsɜːnd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1567

Meanings

1

adj
worried about something

The concerned parents waited for news of their son.
2

adj
involved in or affected by something

This is a memo to all the staff concerned.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · worried about something solicitous worried

2 adj · involved in or affected by... interested involved

Word family

Forms concernedly

Derived forms concernedlyconcernednessnonconcernedoverconcernedunconcernedunderconcerned

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Phrases (1)

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greatly concerned
very worried or strongly interested in avoiding a bad result

Adverb + adjective

Topics

Describing Qualities

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