concerned

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /kənˈsɝnd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈsɜːnd/

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• Hyphenation: con‧cerned

Verb

Plain form concern

Third-person singular concerns

Past tense concerned

Past participle concerned

Present participle concerning

1. The past tense and past participle of concern.

Adjective

Positive concerned

Comparative more concerned

Superlative most concerned

1. To be concerned about something means to be worried about something.
   • Synonym: worried

   Her friends became concerned and called the police.

2. To be concerned with something means to be interested in or involved with something.