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Applying vs Concerning - What's the difference?

applying | concerning |

As verbs the difference between applying and concerning

is that applying is while concerning is .

As nouns the difference between applying and concerning

is that applying is the act of applying while concerning is that which one is concerned in; one's business.

As an adjective concerning is

causing concern; worrisome.

As a preposition concerning is

regarding, respecting.

applying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The act of applying.
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    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying' a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to ' applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}

    concerning

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing concern; worrisome.
  • (obsolete) important
  • * South
    • So great and so concerning truth.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Regarding, respecting.
  • * Bible, Numbers x. 29
    • The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which one is concerned in; one's business.
  • * William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
    • 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.