concern (v.) Copy link Outline I. To relate or belong to1. attĭnet, attĭnuit, 2 (never with personal subject)2. contingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (with acc.)3. pertĭneo, ui, 2 (with ad and acc.)4. rēfert (impers.5. intĕrest (impers. with gen. of person; also with the pron. forms as under refert)II. To take an interest in; concern oneself about1. cūro, 1 (foll. by acc., or subj. with ut, ne)2. sollĭcĭtus sum (with de and abl.)III. In pass. formIV. Also in pass. form • concern (v.): I. To relate or belong to: 1. attĭnet, attĭnuit, 2 (never with personal subject): foll. by acc. with or without ad: what thing shall I say this dream c.s? quam ad rem dicam hoc at. somnium? Pl.: as far as c.s me, quod ad me at., Cic.: nor did it c. anybody to object to this, neque quenquam attinebat id recusare, Cic. 2. contingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (with acc.): this deliberation does not c. the Romans at all, haec consultatio Romanos nihil c., Liv. 3. pertĭneo, ui, 2 (with ad and acc.): the dream c.s something, somnium ad aliquam rem p., Pl.: that affair c.s my duty, illa res ad meum officium p., Cic. 4. rēfert (impers.: usu. with pron. forms, meā, tuā, suā, etc.: v. Gr. § 283): that c.s me not, id mea minime r., Pl.: whom it c.s not, quorum nil r. (foll. by subj. clause), Quint.: but the gen. is rare, and chiefly found in pronouns: v. difference (to make), interest. 5. intĕrest (impers. with gen. of person; also with the pron. forms as under refert): what does it c. him where you are, quid illius int. ubi sis? Cic.: he explains how greatly it c.s the general safety that the forces of the enemy be prevented from uniting, docet quantopere communis salutis int. manus hostium distineri, Caes.: which my intimate friend thought c.'d him so much, quod meus familiaris tanti sua int. arbitrabatur, Cic. Phr.: as far as c.s me you may snore, per me vel stertas licet, Cic. Acad. 2, 29, 93 (the phr. implying indifference: whereas quod ad me attinet [N.B. not pertinet], simply means, as far as relates to me: v. Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1): it c.s you when your neighbour's house is on fire, tua res agitur paries cum proximus ardet, Hor.: it is not his life that is c.'d, but his fortune, non capitis ejus res agitur sed fortunae, Ter. II. To take an interest in; concern oneself about: 1. cūro, 1 (foll. by acc., or subj. with ut, ne): others, as if man had no body at all, c. themselves about nothing but the mind, alii quasi corpus nullum sit homini, ita praeter animum nihil curant, Cic.: v. care, to take. 2. sollĭcĭtus sum (with de and abl.): that you should c. yourself about your fortunes, s. te esse de tuis fortunis, Cic.: v. anxious. III. In pass. form: to be c.'d in; i. e. to have something to do with (esp. a crime), affīnem, partĭcĭpem esse: v. accessory. IV. Also in pass. form: to be c.'d with; i. e. have dealings with: v. foll. art.