concerning

English

Etymology

From concern +‎ -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Adjective

concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)

1. Causing concern; worrying.

   it's very concerning that our neighbour seems to be crying very loudly these days

2. (obsolete) Important.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:

     So great and so concerning truth.

Preposition

concerning

1. Regarding, respecting.

   Physically, everything is perfect, but concerning your mental state, you have some problems.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 10:29:

     The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Synonyms

• apropos, as for; See also Thesaurus:about

Translations

regarding

• Arabic: فِي مَا يَتَعَلَق بِـ (fī mā yataʕalaq bi-)
• Armenian: վերաբերյալ (hy) (veraberyal)
• Bashkir: тураһында (turahında)
• Belarusian: нако́нт (nakónt), адно́сна (adnósna)
• Bulgarian: отно́сно (bg) (otnósno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 關於／关于 (zh) (guānyú)

• Danish: hvad angår, med hensyn til, vedrørende (da), -mæssig, angående
• Dutch: met betrekking tot (nl), omtrent (nl), aangaande (nl), betreffende (nl)
• Esperanto: koncerne al, rilate al
• Finnish: koskien (fi), liittyen (fi), puheen ollen
• French: à propos de (fr), au sujet de (fr), quant à (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: betreffs (de), bezüglich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: περί (perí) (+ genitive)

• Hebrew: -בנוגע ל (b'nogéa` l'-)
• Hungarian: ami …-t illet/illeti
• Icelandic: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: per quanto riguarda
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: لە بارەی (le barey)

• Kyrgyz: жөнүндө (ky) (jönündö)
• Latin: de (la)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vedrørende, angående, hva angår

• Persian: دربارهٔ (fa) (darbâre-ye)
• Polish: dotyczący (pl)
• Portuguese: quanto a (pt)
• Russian: относи́тельно (ru) (otnosítelʹno) (+ genitive case), каса́тельно (ru) (kasátelʹno) (+ genitive case), насчёт (ru) (nasčót) (+ genitive case)
• Scots: hereanent
• Scottish Gaelic: ri linn, mu dheidhinn, mu thimcheall
• Spanish: concerniente (es), referente (es), sobre (es)
• Swedish: angående (sv), beträffande (sv), rörande (sv)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: що́до (uk) (ščódo) (+ genitive case), відно́сно (vidnósno), стосо́вно (stosóvno)
• Vietnamese: liên quan đến, về việc

Verb

concerning

1. present participle and gerund of concern

Noun

concerning (plural concernings)

1. That which one is concerned in; one's business.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     We shall write to you, / As Time and our Concernings shall importune, / How it goes with us, and do look to know / What doth befall you here.