| concerned | | |
| adj. | 1. concerned | feeling or showing worry or solicitude.; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child" |
| ~ attentive | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
| ~ afraid | filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement.; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong" |
| ~ afraid | feeling worry or concern or insecurity.; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict" |
| ~ haunted, obsessed, taken up, preoccupied | having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" |
| ~ solicitous | full of anxiety and concern.; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future" |
| ~ troubled | characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need.; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
| adj. | 2. concerned, interested | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in.; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business" |
| ~ involved | connected by participation or association or use.; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" |
| adj. | 3. concerned, implicated | culpably involved.; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime" |
| ~ involved | connected by participation or association or use.; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" |
| husband | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hubby, husband, married man | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage. |
| ~ benedick, benedict | a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor). |
| ~ cuckold | a man whose wife committed adultery. |
| ~ family man | a man whose family is of major importance in his life. |
| ~ house husband, househusband | a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income. |
| ~ better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate | a person's partner in marriage. |
| ~ uxoricide | a husband who murders his wife. |
| v. (possession) | 2. conserve, economise, economize, husband | use cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ retrench | tighten one's belt; use resources carefully. |
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