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To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture. First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess. Pope.

thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. Deut. xxiii. 20. -- To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one. -- To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. -- To take in hand. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. -- To…

A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

Concerning this. [Obs.]

Of this; concerning this; from this; hence. Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant. Shak.

Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.

The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.

One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]

cares Otway. And hush'd my deepest grief of all. Tennyson. To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. "This matter is hushed up." Pope.

l disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health.

The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling. [Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the world. A. V. G. Allen.

To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. I have a motion much imports your good. Shak. If I endure it, what imports it you Dryden.

To require; to demand. [Obs.] We shall write to you, As time and our concernings shall importune. Shak.

le; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue. The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable. South. -- Im*preg"na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*preg"na*bly, adv.

Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. Reid. His words impression left. Milton. Such terrible impression made the dream. Shak. I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my grave, That I might see her married. Ford.

Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned. Jer. Taylor.

, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc. As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate their favors. Sir H. Wotton.

event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses. By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an incidental business. Rogers.

Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.