concerning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Adjective[edit]

concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)

  1. Causing concern; worrying.
    It's'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, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      So great and so concerning truth.

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Preposition[edit]

concerning

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

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Verb[edit]

concerning

  1. present participle and gerund of concern

Noun[edit]

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.