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con·cern·ing

(kən-sûr′nĭng)

prep.

In reference to. See Usage Note at participle.

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concerning

(kənˈsɜːnɪŋ)

prep

about; regarding; on the subject of

adj

worrying or troublesome

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con•cern•ing

(kənˈsɜr nɪŋ)

prep.

relating to; regarding; about.

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concerning

preposition regarding, about, re, touching, respecting, relating to, on the subject of, as to, with reference to, in the matter of, apropos of, as regards issues concerning the national interest of the United States

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Translations

بِخُصوصمُخْتَصّ ب

ohledněo

vedrørende

betreffs hinsichtlich

σχετικά με

con respecto a en lo que se refiere a referente

koskienkoskien jotakinliittyenpuheen ollen

à propos de en relatif

-בנוגע ל

što se tiče

varîandi

riguardante riguardo

･･･に関して

...에 관하여

in verband met met betrekking tot omtrent

angående med hensyn til vedrørende

odnośnie

a respeito de

относительно

v zvezi z

angående

เกี่ยวกับ

…ile ilgili olarakhakkında ilgili

liên quan đến

关于有关

concerning

[kənˈsɜːnɪŋ] PREP

1. (= with regard to) → con respecto a, con relación a, en lo que se refiere a (frm)
concerning your last remark, → con respecto or relación a su último comentario, ..., en lo que se refiere a su último comentario, ...

2. (= about) → sobre, acerca de
theories concerning evolution → teorías sobre or acerca de la evolución
something concerning his mother → algo que tenía que ver con su madre → algo relacionado con su madre

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concerning

[kənˈsɜː^rnɪŋ]

prep (= to do with) → concernant, à propos de
For further information concerning the job, contact Mr Robert White → Pour plus d'informations concernant cet emploi, contacter M. Robert White.

adj (= worrying) → inquiétant(e)

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concerning

prep → bezüglich, hinsichtlich, betreffs (form) (→ all +gen); concerning your request … → apropos Ihrer Anfrage …, was Ihre Anfrage betrifft …; concerning what? → worüber?

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concerning

[kənˈsɜːnɪŋ] prep → riguardo a, circa

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concern

(kənˈsəːn) verb

1. to have to do with. This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.

2. (with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy. Don't concern yourself about her.

3. (with with or in) to interest (oneself) in. He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.

noun

1. something that concerns or belongs to one. His problems are not my concern.

2. anxiety. The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.

3. a business. a shoe-manufacturing concern.

conˈcerning preposition

about. He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement.

concerning

→ مُخْتَصّ ب ohledně vedrørende hinsichtlich σχετικά με con respecto a koskien jotakin à propos de što se tiče riguardante ･･･に関して ...에 관하여 in verband met angående odnośnie a respeito de относительно angående เกี่ยวกับ ilgili liên quan đến 有关

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For years he had been beset with no- tions concerning his heart.

Why quarrel with an old man concerning his thoughts?

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As Philolaus gave them laws concerning many other things, so did he upon adoption, which they call adoptive laws; and this he in particular did to preserve the number of families.

There are some laws of his concerning murders and heiresses extant, but these contain nothing that any one can say is new and his own.

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The character of Mr Square the philosopher, and of Mr Thwackum the divine; with a dispute concerning

To this Square answered; that it was impossible to discourse philosophically concerning words, till their meaning was first established: that there were scarce any two words of a more vague and uncertain signification, than the two he had mentioned; for that there were almost as many different opinions concerning honour, as concerning religion.

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Let nobody suppose that I have any last words to say here concerning the Indian Diamond.

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But the true God hath this attribute, that he is a jealous God; and therefore, his worship and religion, will endure no mixture, nor partner.We shall therefore speak a few words, concerning the unity of the church; what are the fruits thereof ; what the bounds; and what the means.

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But the hardest problems are those that arise concerning ways of being "conscious." These ways, taken together, are called the "cognitive" elements in mind, and it is these that will occupy us most during the following lectures.

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Write to me in fullest detail, both concerning your mode of life, and concerning the people who live with you, and concerning how you fare with them.

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Again, "the good and just," throughout the book, is the expression used in referring to the self-righteous of modern times,-- those who are quite sure that they know all that is to be known concerning good and evil, and are satisfied that the values their little world of tradition has handed down to them, are destined to rule mankind as long as it lasts.

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Beldingsville, of course, kept itself informed concerning Pollyanna; and of Beldingsville, one man in particular fumed and fretted himself into a fever of anxiety over the daily bulletins which he managed in some way to procure from the bed of suffering.