CONCERNING

Etymology

Adjective

concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)

Causing concern; worrisome.

(obsolete) Important.

Preposition

concerning

Regarding, respecting.

Synonyms

• apropos, as for; See also about

Verb

concerning

present participle of concern

Noun

concerning (plural concernings)

That which one is concerned in; one's business.

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*cern"ing, prep.

Definition: Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards. I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Gen. xix. 21. The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Num. x. 29.

Con*cern"ing, a.

Definition: Important. [Archaic] So great and so concerning truth. South.

Con*cern"ing, n.

1. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest. "Our everlasting concernments." I. Watts. To mix with thy concernments I desist. Milton.

2. Importance; moment; consequence. Let every action of concernment to begun with prayer. Jer. Taylor.

3. Concern; participation; interposition. He married a daughter to the earl without any other approbation of her father or concernment in it, than suffering him and her come into his presence. Clarendon.

4. Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety. While they are so eager to destory the fame of others, their ambition is manifest in their concernment. Dryden.

CONCERN

Con*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerning.] Etym: [F. concerner, LL. concernere to regard, concern, fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together, as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate, sift, distinguish by the senses, and especially by the eyes, to perceive, see. See Certain.]

1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts xxviii. 31. Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those with any other nation. Addison. It much concerns a preacher first to learn The genius of his audience and their turn. Dodsley. Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned. J. F. Cooper.

2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects. They think themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favor. Rogers.

Con*cern", v. i.

Definition: To be of importance. [Obs.] Which to deny concerns more than avails. Shak.

Con*cern", n.

1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair. The private concerns of fanilies. Addison.

2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment. Mysterious secrets of a high concern. Roscommon.

3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety. O Marcia, let me hope thy kind concerns And gentle wishes follow me to battle.--Addison.

4. (Com.)

Definition: Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern. The whole concern, all connected with a particular affair or business.

Syn.

– Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business; affair; matter; moment. See Care.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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