in regard to

Idioms  

1. Also, as regards;; with regard to;. Concerning, about. For example, In regard to your letter, forget it, or As regards your subscription, I'm not sure why it was canceled, or In reference to your inquiry, we'll have to pass it on to the board, or We have a few questions with regard to your recent offer, or With respect to your latest request, we'll be happy to oblige. The word reference has been used in this idiom since the late 1500s, regard from the second half of the 1400s, and respect from the first half of the 1500s. Also see relative to.

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Example Sentences

Some of the evidence "conflated" different things in regard to a fixture against Ajax in Amsterdam, he said, giving one example of running street battles that did not occur on a match day.

From BBC

What, then, have the West, the world and the United Nations been doing in regard to the Mideast since 1948?

From The Wall Street Journal

On Monday, Nacua was scheduled to have a scan of his injured ribs, though coach Sean McVay said during a videoconference with reporters that “I feel optimistic ... in regard to where we’re potentially heading.”

From Los Angeles Times

The tech giant is trying to have it both ways in regard to how its search business will fare.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re going to have a space race in regard to American companies competing to see who can actually get us back to the moon first,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• analogous
• corresponding
• proportionate
• related