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Regarding vs Concerning - What's the difference?

regarding | concerning |

As verbs the difference between regarding and concerning

is that regarding is present participle of lang=en while concerning is present participle of lang=en.

As prepositions the difference between regarding and concerning

is that regarding is concerning, respecting while concerning is regarding, respecting.

As nouns the difference between regarding and concerning

is that regarding is the act by which something is regarded or observed while concerning is that which one is concerned in; one's business.

As an adjective concerning is

causing concern; worrisome.

regarding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Concerning, respecting.

    • Related terms

    * with respect to

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is regarded or observed.
  • * Pope Gregory I, Morals on the Book of Job
    • God Invisible by the assumption of His Manhood was laid open to the regardings of our sight.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

    • Anagrams

    * English prepositions

    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.