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): (file)
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Adjective

concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)

Causing concern; worrying.
It's very concerning that our neighbour seems to be crying very loudly these days.
(obsolete) Important.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
  So great and so concerning truth.

Synonyms

alarming, worrisome, See also Thesaurus:alarming

Derived terms

Translations

concerning

German: besorgniserregend (de)
Spanish: concerniente (es)

Preposition

concerning

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: pri (eo), koncerne al, rilate al
Finnish: koskien (fi), liittyen (fi), puheen ollen
French: à propos de (fr), au sujet de (fr), quant à (fr), concernant (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: betreffs (de), bezüglich (de)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: περί (perí) (+ genitive)
Hebrew: בְּנוֹגֵעַ לְ־ (b'nogéa' l'-)
Hungarian: ami …-t illet/illeti
Icelandic: varðandi
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, a thaobh
Spanish: concerniente a, referente a, sobre (es), concerniendo (es), acerca de (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
Yiddish: װעגן (vegn)

Verb

concerning

present participle and gerund of concern

Noun

concerning (plural concernings)

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.