regard
to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
to have or show respect or concern for.
to think highly of; esteem.
to take into account; consider.
to look at; observe: She regarded him with amusement.
to relate to; concern: The news does not regard the explosion.
to see, look at, or conceive of in a particular way; judge (usually followed by as): I regard every assignment as a challenge. They regarded his behavior as childish.
to pay attention.
to look or gaze.
reference; relation: to err with regard to facts.
an aspect, point, or particular: quite satisfactory in this regard.
thought; attention; concern.
look; gaze.
respect, esteem, or deference: a high regard for scholarship.
kindly feeling; liking.
regards, sentiments of esteem or affection: Give them my regards.
Idioms about regard
as regards. as1 (def. 27).
with / in regard to, referring to; concerning: With regard to the new contract, we have some questions. : Also Informal, with / in regards to .
Origin of regard
1usage note For regard
Other words for regard
Other words from regard
- un·re·gard·ed, adjective
- un·re·gard·ed·ly, adverb
- well-re·gard·ed, adjective
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How to use regard in a sentence
This is “vaccine nationalism,” where every nation just looks out for itself, prioritizing its citizens without regard to what happens to the citizens of lower-income countries that can’t afford to buy up doses.
Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Ethicists are fiercely debating how to vaccinate billions of people. | Sigal Samuel | November 20, 2020 | VoxIt will also, he said, “encourage all road users to conduct themselves safely and with due regard for others.”
D.C. Council weighs making it easier for e-scooter riders to collect damages after crashes | Luz Lazo | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostHealth experts say that colder weather has pushed activities indoors and that the public is increasingly letting down its guard with regards to social distancing, mask-wearing and limiting social interactions.
Daily coronavirus infections surpass 3,000 in D.C. region, setting record for eighth day | Dana Hedgpeth | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostBoth 3M and Microsoft also have developed ways of measuring their leaders’ commitment and effectiveness with regard to diversity and inclusion.
Improving inclusion is more about allowing failure than rewarding success | lbelanger225 | November 11, 2020 | FortuneIn that regard, the private sector offers a model that can help lawmakers address this challenge.
Critics praised his crooning, even if they regarded it little more than a gimmick.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists | Luke Hopping | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven after he became a citizen in 1955, he regarded himself as an Englishman abroad.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThroughout the late 1960s and 1970s, many old Nazis managed discreetly to trickle back to what they regarded as the Fatherland.
It was regarded as so deeply onerous that the dictator Anastasio “Tachito” Somoza abolished it in 1970.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHumankind has a really bad track record with those who are regarded as “other” by the majority.
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe Austrian soldiers, regarded as mere fighting machines, are certainly well got up.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIt was no surprise since he had been threatened with such for many months, he regarded it therefore as unavoidable.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxAristide always regarded the fortune of the moment as if it would last forever.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeOrlean was regarded as a fairly attractive woman; but her chin, unlike that of the one before him, was inclined to retreat.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for regard
/ (rɪˈɡɑːd) /
to look closely or attentively at (something or someone); observe steadily
(tr) to hold (a person or thing) in respect, admiration, or affection: we regard your work very highly
(tr) to look upon or consider in a specified way: she regarded her brother as her responsibility
(tr) to relate to; concern; have a bearing on
to take notice of or pay attention to (something); heed: he has never regarded the conventions
as regards (preposition) in respect of; concerning
a gaze; look
attention; heed: he spends without regard to his bank balance
esteem, affection, or respect
reference, relation, or connection (esp in the phrases with regard to or in regard to)
(plural) good wishes or greetings (esp in the phrase with kind regards, used at the close of a letter)
in this regard on this point
Origin of regard
1Derived forms of regard
- regardable, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with regard
see in regard to.
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