Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to concern
Participle: concerned
Gerund: concerning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | concern |
| you | concern |
| he;she;it | concerns |
| we | concern |
| you | concern |
| they | concern |
Perfect
| I | have concerned |
| you | have concerned |
| he;she;it | has concerned |
| we | have concerned |
| you | have concerned |
| they | have concerned |
Past
| I | concerned |
| you | concerned |
| he;she;it | concerned |
| we | concerned |
| you | concerned |
| they | concerned |
Pluperfect
| I | had concerned |
| you | had concerned |
| he;she;it | had concerned |
| we | had concerned |
| you | had concerned |
| they | had concerned |
Future
| I | will concern |
| you | will concern |
| he;she;it | will concern |
| we | will concern |
| you | will concern |
| they | will concern |
Future Perfect
| I | will have concerned |
| you | will have concerned |
| he;she;it | will have concerned |
| we | will have concerned |
| you | will have concerned |
| they | will have concerned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | concern |
| you | concern |
| he;she;it | concern |
| we | concern |
| you | concern |
| they | concern |
Perfect
| I | have concerned |
| you | have concerned |
| he;she;it | have concerned |
| we | have concerned |
| you | have concerned |
| they | have concerned |
Imperfect
| I | concerned |
| you | concerned |
| he;she;it | concerned |
| we | concerned |
| you | concerned |
| they | concerned |
Pluperfect
| I | had concerned |
| you | had concerned |
| he;she;it | had concerned |
| we | had concerned |
| you | had concerned |
| they | had concerned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would concern |
| you | would concern |
| he;she;it | would concern |
| we | would concern |
| you | would concern |
| they | would concern |
Perfect
| I | would have concerned |
| you | would have concerned |
| he;she;it | would have concerned |
| we | would have concerned |
| you | would have concerned |
| they | would have concerned |
Imperative
| you | concern |
| we | Let's concern |
| you | concern |
Verbs conjugated like 'concern'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'concern'
concert,
conceal,
concede,
conceit,
concord,
concur,
condemn,
confer,
consarn,
contemn,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be of importance to
- pertain
- to have to do with; be relevant to
- affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, touch
- affect
- implicate, include, interest
- worry
- trouble, disquiet, bother, disturb, care, preoccupy, perturb, distress
Antonyms
- affect
- eschew, shun, repel, repudiate
- worry
- please, amuse, soothe, gratify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1450, from M.L.
concernere "concern, touch, belong to," figurative use of L.L.
concernere "to sift, mix, as in a sieve," from L.
com- "with" +
cernere "to sift," hence "perceive, comprehend" (see crisis). Apparently the sense of the prefix shifted to intensive in M.L. Meaning of "relate to" is 16c.; "worry" is 17c.
To whom it may concern first recorded 1868.
2. Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”). See: Latin '
concernō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of taking him home.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and every piece of information that I sought, was openly and frankly given. The perfect order of the building cannot be praised too highly, and of the excellent motives of all who are immediately concerned in the administration of the system, there can be no kind of question.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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As a relief to its contemplation, I will close this chapter with a curious story arising out of the same theme, which was related to me, on the occasion of this visit, by some of the gentlemen concerned.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Why, George, this state of mind is awful; it's getting really desperate George. I 'm concerned. Going to break the laws of your country ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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It certainly would have been more pleasant to all parties concerned, and would not, I think, have compromised their independence in any material degree, if some of these gentlemen had not only yielded to the prejudice in favour of spittoons, but had abandoned [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] obstinately wet as one would desire to see. Nor was the sight of this canal boat, in which we were to spend three or four days, by any means a cheerful one; as it involved some uneasy speculations concerning the disposal of the passengers at night, and opened a wide field of inquiry touching the other domestic arrangements of the establishment, which was sufficiently disconcerting.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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I wore a fur great-coat at that time, and before we were well clear of the wharf, he questioned me concerning it, and its price, and where I bought it, and when, and what fur it was, and what it weighed, and what it cost. Then he took notice of my watch, and asked me what that cost, and whether it [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] each other in reading paragraphs from English History. But it seemed to be a dry compilation, infinitely above their powers; and when they had blundered through three or four dreary passages concerning the Treaty of Amiens, and other thrilling topics of the same nature (obviously without comprehending ten words ), I expressed myself quite satisfied. It is very possible that they only mounted to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] yet not so old that she could help nursing the baby, now and then, or laughing with the rest, when the little woman called it by its father 's name, and asked it all manner of fantastic questions concerning him in the joy of her heart.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] Marie gradually wiped away her tears, and smoothed her plumage in a general sort of way, as a dove might be supposed to make toilet after a shower, and began a housewifely chat with Miss Ophelia, concerning cupboards, closets, linen-presses, store-rooms, and other matters, of which the latter was, by common understanding, to assume the direction,—giving her so many cautious directions and charges, that [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)