Definition of Concerning

1. prep. Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards.

2. a. Important.

3. n. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.

Definition of Concerning

1. Adjective. Causing concern; worrisome. ¹

2. Preposition. Regarding, respecting. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of concern) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Concerning

1. concern [v] - See also: concern

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concerning

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conceptually
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conceptuses
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concerning (current term)
concerningly
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Literary usage of Concerning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Hampshire Record Society, Winchester, Winchester Hampshire Record Society, American peace society, Algernon Sidney Crapsey, Ernest Howard Crosby, W. Evans Darby, John Hyde De Forest, Charles Edward Jefferson, Augustine Jones, Mrs. L. J. Mead, J. H. Ral (1889)
"concerning His arms and hands. 27. concerning the seven gifts of the Holy ... Again concerning the suffering of the Cross. 29. concerning the darkness. 30. ..."

2. The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (1793)
"FTER the inquiry concerning the nature of virtue, ... is concerning the principle of approbation , concerning the power or faculty of the mind which renders ..."

3. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Henry Cabot Lodge (1888)
"Maryland, 128 ; Provision in her constitution concerning the separation of the legislative, executive, and judiciary power, 306 ; concerning her Senate, ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"'An Experimental Inquiry concerning the Reproduction of Nerves,' in ... An Inquiry concerning the True and Spurious Caesarian Operation ' (ib. p. 343). ..."

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