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発音

• (General American) IPA: /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

形容詞

concerning (comparative more concerning, superlative most concerning)

1. Causing concern; worrying.

   It's very concerning that our neighbour seems to be crying very loudly these days.

2. (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.

同意語

• alarming, worrisome, See also Thesaurus:alarming

派生語

前置詞

concerning

1. 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.

同意語

• apropos, as for; See also Thesaurus:about

動詞

concerning

1. present participle and gerund of concern

名詞

concerning (plural concernings)

1. 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.