concerned

con|cerned [ kən`sɜrnd ] adjective ***

▸ 1 worried

▸ 2 involved/affected

▸ 3 feeling care for someone

▸ 4 giving your attention

▸ 5 about

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) FORMAL worried about something:

Concerned parents held a meeting to discuss the issue.

concerned about: The police said they were very concerned about the boy's safety.

concerned that: She was concerned that her address might be broadcast over the radio.

2. ) never before noun involved in something or affected by something:

I suggest you have a quick word with the person concerned.

It was a difficult time for all concerned (=for everyone who was involved).

concerned with: This is a company that is directly concerned with the defense industry.

3. ) caring about what happens to someone:

concerned about: I think she's genuinely concerned about you.

concerned for: He was truly concerned for her happiness.

4. ) never before noun giving your attention to something because you think it is important:

concerned with: He's more concerned with what people think about him than anything else.

concerned to do something: The government is chiefly concerned to regain control of the economy.

5. ) never before noun concerned with dealing with a particular subject:

The report is concerned with the relationship between politics and the law.

as/so far as I'm concerned

used when you are giving your opinion about something, especially when this may be different from other people's opinions:

As far as I'm concerned, the issue is over and done with.

That's fine, as far as we're concerned.

as far as something is concerned or where something is concerned

used for saying which person or thing you are talking about:

I make the decisions as far as finance is concerned.

Where spelling is concerned, he's never been a strong student.