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

And, in regard to the potential Intel-Apple collaboration, “the actual earnings accretion” is unclear.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

There is also the chance that the U.S. takes extreme steps in regard to Latin America and/or Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

But that doesn’t really matter, because in the months afterward, Owens glided toward much more outlandish conspiracies in regard to the assassination.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“Much of the difficulty in the past has been due to the fact that Ernest Lawrence in particular had strong ideas in regard to policy, and talked about them generally,” Bush wrote Frank Jewett.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Related Words

• analogous
• corresponding
• proportionate
• related