Meaning & use
concerned about you
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
feeling worried or anxious about someone's health, safety, or situation.
Grammar: Comes after be or feel and before the person: I'm concerned about you. It describes your feeling, not an action.
Patterns
- be concerned about someone
- feel concerned about someone
- I'm concerned about you
You haven't called in days, and I'm really concerned about you.
She looked tired and pale, so we were all concerned about her.
He said he was concerned about you and wanted to check that you were okay.
phrasefixed phrase
caring about someone and wanting them to be happy and safe.
Grammar: Often used in emotional speech or letters to show affection and care, not just worry.
Patterns
- be concerned about someone
- genuinely concerned about someone
Of course I'm concerned about you — you're my best friend.
Your parents are only concerned about you because they love you.
It's nice to know someone is concerned about you when things go wrong.
Common combinations
- genuinely concerned about you
- My teacher seemed genuinely concerned about me after I missed three classes.
- really concerned about you
- Everyone at work is really concerned about you since the accident.
- concerned about your health
- We're all concerned about your health, so please see a doctor.
- concerned about your safety
- The guide was concerned about your safety on the icy path.
- I'm concerned about you
- I'm concerned about you — you've been so quiet lately.
Synonyms and how they differ
- worried about you
- Very close in meaning and more common in everyday speech; 'concerned' sounds slightly more serious or formal.
- anxious about you
- Stronger and more nervous than 'concerned'; it suggests real unease, sometimes without a clear reason.
- concerned for you
- Also correct but focuses on your well-being or safety rather than on the problems around you.
Word family
- concern noun
- A feeling of worry, or something that worries you.
- concern verb
- To worry someone or to be about something: the report concerns safety.
- concerned adjective
- Worried, or involved in something: the people concerned.
- concerning preposition
- About; used in fairly formal writing: questions concerning pay.
Commonly confused: concerned about you or concerned with you? concerned about you or concerned by you?
concerned about you vs concerned with you
'Concerned with' means 'about' or 'involving' in a factual way, as in 'a book concerned with history'. It does not mean you are worried about a person.
concerned about you vs concerned by you
'Concerned by' means someone or something made you worried: 'We were concerned by your silence.' Use 'about' when your worry is for the person.
Practice
Your sister hasn't replied to any messages for a week. Which sentence shows you are worried about her?
Choose one answer.
'Concerned about you' expresses worry for someone's situation. 'Concerned with you' means involved with you in a factual way, 'concerned by you' means you caused the worry, and 'concerning about you' is not a correct form.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “concerned about you”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.