Concerning
[kən'sɜːnɪŋ] or [kən'sɝnɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Concern
(prep.) Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards.
(a.) Important.
(n.) That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.
(n.) Importance; moment; consequence.
(n.) Concern; participation; interposition.
(n.) Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.
Checker: Rowena
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. Respecting, regarding, about, relating to, with relation to, with regard to, with reference to.
Checker: Raymond
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:About, of, relating, regarding, touching, {in_relation_to}, respecting,{with_respect_to}, with_regard_to, {with_reference_to}, relative_to
ANT:Omitting, disregarding
Checker: Wilmer
Examples
- The second book begins with an account of different philosophic al views concerning the origin of matter, and a discussion of the earliest dwellings of man. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is more laborious to accumulate facts than to reason concerning them; but one good experiment is of more value than the ingenuity of a brain like Newton's. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In this place I may as well jot down a chapter concerning those necessary nuisances, European guides. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In order to answer this question, let us recollect what we have already established concerning the origin of government and political society. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I am sure we are constantly hearing, ma'am, till it becomes quite nauseous, concerning their wives and families,' said Bitzer. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- MY DEAR COUSIN, I cannot describe to you the uneasiness we have all felt concerning your health. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We are wont to dispute concerning the nature of mathematical points, but seldom concerning the nature of their ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Upon the whole, such taxes, therefore, are perhaps as agreeable to the three first of the four general maxims concerning taxation, as any other. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Concerning this there can be no difficulty. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Your observations on what you have lately read concerning insects is very just and solid. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- That is the subject _we_ think of, and it gives us, from morning to night, enough to think about, without embarrassing our heads concerning others. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He was in no uneasiness concerning his getting into the house again, for it was full of lodgers, and the door stood ajar all night. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- To this I reply, that in judging of the actions of men we must proceed upon the same maxims, as when we reason concerning external objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- All similes and allegories concerning her began and ended with birds. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Let nobody suppose that I have any last words to say here concerning the Indian Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Nobody has wrote a syllable to me concerning his making use of the hammer, or made the least complaint of him or you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- A very few words will sufficiently explain all that I have to say concerning the other three branches of the corn trade. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I esteem her, I admire her; and yet my impressions concerning her are harsh--perhaps uncharitable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This evidently destroys the precedent reasoning concerning the cause of thought or perception. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Digression concerning the Corn Trade and Corn Laws. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Dejah Thoris related many interesting facts and legends concerning this lost race of noble and kindly people. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But never mind me; 'tis concerning Sloppy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- DEAR SIR, The resolutions of the Boston people concerning trade make a great noise here. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I gained nothing by evading the troublesome questions which arose concerning women and children. Plato. The Republic.
- I will satisfy you fully concerning my family when I return from Greece. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Nearly every book concerning Galilee and its lake describes the scenery as beautiful. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I ask the same question concerning the impressions of these tables; and find that the answer is no more satisfactory in one case than in the other. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- From various authorities I have culled information concerning Tiberias. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I find it in all the books concerning Rome--and here latterly it reminds me of Judge Oliver. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Hour after hour, I have dwelt on these thoughts, and strove to form a rational conclusion concerning the mystery of a future state. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Checker: Wilmer