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
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