"concerning" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ [General-American], /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-concerning.ogg [US] Forms: more concerning [comparative], most concerning [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|concern|ing}} concern + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)
  1. Causing concern; worrying.
    Sense id: en-concerning-en-adj-nd9PW2W9 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 1 3 36 43
  2. (obsolete) Important. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-concerning-en-adj-1IkgaSfn

Noun

IPA: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ [General-American], /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-concerning.ogg [US] Forms: concernings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|concern|ing}} concern + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} concerning (plural concernings)
  1. That which one is concerned in; one's business.
    Sense id: en-concerning-en-noun-DCGADW9m

Preposition

IPA: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ [General-American], /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-concerning.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|concern|ing}} concern + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} concerning, {{en-prep}} concerning
  1. Regarding, respecting. Synonyms: apropos, as for Translations (regarding): περί (perí) [with-genitive] (Ancient Greek), فِي مَا يَتَعَلَق بِـ (fī mā yataʕalaq bi-) (Arabic), վերաբերյալ (veraberyal) (Armenian), тураһында (turahında) (Bashkir), нако́нт (nakónt) (Belarusian), адно́сна (adnósna) (Belarusian), отно́сно (otnósno) (Bulgarian), لە بارەی (le barey) (Central Kurdish), 關於 (Chinese Mandarin), 关于 (guānyú) (Chinese Mandarin), hvad angår (Danish), med hensyn til (Danish), vedrørende (Danish), -mæssig (Danish), angående (Danish), met betrekking tot (Dutch), omtrent (Dutch), aangaande (Dutch), betreffende (Dutch), koncerne al (Esperanto), rilate al (Esperanto), koskien (Finnish), liittyen (Finnish), puheen ollen (Finnish), à propos de (French), au sujet de (French), quant à (French), betreffs (German), bezüglich (German), -בנוגע ל (alt: b'nogéa` l'-) (Hebrew), ami …-t illet/illeti (Hungarian), per quanto riguarda (Italian), жөнүндө (jönündö) (Kyrgyz), de (Latin), vedrørende (Norwegian Bokmål), angående (Norwegian Bokmål), hva angår (Norwegian Bokmål), دربارهٔ (darbâre-ye) (Persian), dotyczący (Polish), quanto a (Portuguese), относи́тельно (otnosítelʹno) [with-genitive] (Russian), каса́тельно (kasátelʹno) [with-genitive] (Russian), насчёт (nasčót) [with-genitive] (Russian), hereanent (Scots), ri linn (Scottish Gaelic), mu dheidhinn (Scottish Gaelic), mu thimcheall (Scottish Gaelic), concerniente (Spanish), referente (Spanish), sobre (Spanish), angående (Swedish), beträffande (Swedish), rörande (Swedish), що́до (ščódo) [with-genitive] (Ukrainian), відно́сно (vidnósno) (Ukrainian), стосо́вно (stosóvno) (Ukrainian), liên quan đến (Vietnamese), về việc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-concerning-en-prep-Nu4FVTkH Categories (other): English prepositions, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English prepositions: 11 3 11 51 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 1 3 36 43

Verb

IPA: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ [General-American], /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-concerning.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ Etymology: From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|concern|ing}} concern + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} concerning
  1. present participle and gerund of concern Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: concern
    Sense id: en-concerning-en-verb-3nra9dR5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 1 2 33 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 1 3 36 43

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "regarding",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "word": "koncerne al"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "word": "rilate al"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "koskien"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "le barey",
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          "word": "لە بارەی"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "word": "жөнүндө"
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          "code": "la",
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          "word": "de"
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          "word": "hva angår"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "word": "دربارهٔ"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "dotyczący"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "quanto a"
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          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
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          "word": "hereanent"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "regarding",
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        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "mu dheidhinn"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "mu thimcheall"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "concerniente"
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "referente"
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "sobre"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "regarding",
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "beträffande"
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "regarding",
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          "word": "що́до"
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          "word": "відно́сно"
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          "code": "uk",
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "regarding",
          "word": "liên quan đến"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "code": "gd",
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    },
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      "sense": "regarding",
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