Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition In reference to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An affair of importance; concern; business.
- Having interest or moment; important.
- Pertaining to; regarding; with relation to; as to; about.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- preposition Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards.
- adjective Archaic Important.
- noun That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.
- noun Importance; moment; consequence.
- noun Concern; participation; interposition.
- noun Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Causing
concern ;worrisome . - preposition
Regarding ,respecting . - verb Present participle of
concern .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Do you think he kept his word concerning his “threat”?
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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Do you think he kept his word concerning his “threat”?
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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Do you think he kept his word concerning his “threat”?
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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Do you think he kept his word concerning his “threat”?
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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I'm curious about the title concerning Mar's magnetic field.
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"So far," Sarela remarked, "you have kept your word concerning our well-being."
Killing Time Della Van Hise 1990
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While the Supremacy Clause issue will be influenced by the United States' Supreme Court case this term concerning Arizona's now infamous SB-1070 law space constraint require me to address this matter on another day, the Equal Protection argument will probably lead the federal court to strike down the Florida policies in question.
Ediberto Roman: Misguided Thinking, or Perhaps Just More Hate: Florida's Policies of Denying the Right to Education to its U.S. Citizens... Ediberto Roman 2012
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While the Supremacy Clause issue will be influenced by the United States' Supreme Court case this term concerning Arizona's now infamous SB-1070 law space constraint require me to address this matter on another day, the Equal Protection argument will probably lead the federal court to strike down the Florida policies in question.
Ediberto Roman: Misguided Thinking, or Perhaps Just More Hate: Florida's Policies of Denying the Right to Education to its U.S. Citizens... Ediberto Roman 2012
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While the Supremacy Clause issue will be influenced by the United States' Supreme Court case this term concerning Arizona's now infamous SB-1070 law space constraint require me to address this matter on another day, the Equal Protection argument will probably lead the federal court to strike down the Florida policies in question.
Ediberto Roman: Misguided Thinking, or Perhaps Just More Hate: Florida's Policies of Denying the Right to Education to its U.S. Citizens... Ediberto Roman 2012
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While the Supremacy Clause issue will be influenced by the United States' Supreme Court case this term concerning Arizona's now infamous SB-1070 law space constraint require me to address this matter on another day, the Equal Protection argument will probably lead the federal court to strike down the Florida policies in question.
Ediberto Roman: Misguided Thinking, or Perhaps Just More Hate: Florida's Policies of Denying the Right to Education to its U.S. Citizens... Ediberto Roman 2012
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