regard
verb (used with object)
to look upon or think of with a particular feeling.
had regarded
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past perfectof regard.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Defence counsel Neil Shand said the mechanic - who appeared via video link - had regarded Ben Taylor as his closest friend.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Records was seen as a betrayal by many who had regarded the quartet as music industry outliers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
The medieval concept of monarchy had regarded kings as subservient to the pope, but absolute monarchs considered themselves subordinate to no one.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Mr. Yu said Marshal Lin’s undoing was complicated because Mao had regarded his successors as rivals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
They had regarded their Federalist programs as a fulfillment, rather than a betrayal, of American independence.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
