Definition of 'concerning'
1. preposition
[formal]
For more information concerning the club contact I. Coldwell.
...various questions concerning pollution and the environment.
2. adjective
If something is concerning, it causes you to feel concerned about it.
It is particularly concerning that he is working for non-British companies while
advising on foreign policy.
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preposition
1.
about; regarding; on the subject of
adjective
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I think we can safely say now that Oliver Vail is wanted for questioning concerning the unlawful killing of his mother. WIDOW'S END (1989)I wanted to meet with you concerning a letter you wrote your father. CORMORANT (1989)There would be a workshop going on shortly in the barn, concerning non-violent civil disobedience. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (1989)
I wanted to be sure that there had been no false menaces concerning that letter. THE MARSHAL AND THE MURDERER (1989)
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Translations for 'concerning'
British English: concerning
/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ PREPOSITION
You use concerning to show what a piece of information is about.
Contact the teacher for more information concerning the class.
- American English: concerning
- Arabic: مُخْتَصّ ب
- Brazilian Portuguese: a respeito de
- Chinese: 有关
- Croatian: što se tiče
- Czech: ohledně
- Danish: vedrørende
- Dutch: in verband met
- European Spanish: con respecto a
- Finnish: koskien jotakin
- French: à propos de
- German: hinsichtlich
- Greek: σχετικά με
- Italian: riguardante
- Japanese: ･･･に関して
- Korean: ...에 관하여
- Norwegian: angående
- Polish: odnośnie
- European Portuguese: a respeito de
- Romanian: privind
- Russian: относительно
- Spanish: con respecto a
- Swedish: angående
- Thai: เกี่ยวกับ
- Turkish: ilgili
- Ukrainian: приймаючи до уваги
- Vietnamese: liên quan đến
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