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regard
[ ri-gahrd ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to pay attention.
- to look or gaze.
noun
- 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.
regard
/ rɪˈɡɑːd /
verb
- 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 regardspreposition in respect of; concerning
noun
- 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 regardon this point
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- reˈgardable, adjective
Other Words From
- unre·garded adjective
- unre·garded·ly adverb
- well-re·garded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of regard1
Word History and Origins
Origin of regard1
Idioms and Phrases
- with / in regard to, referring to; concerning: Also Informal, within regards to.
With regard to the new contract, we have some questions.
- as regards. as 1( def 27 ).
More idioms and phrases containing regard
see in regard to .Example Sentences
Especially with regard to medical services, it’s dangerous to have it just on an app … it limits the number of people who can use it.
We knew going into the season that the NHL’s all-Canadian North Division would be very fun and very competitive, and in that regard it has not disappointed.
In that regard, Ellsberg has a new bone to pick with the Times.
With regard to bread or other recipes, any recipe developer worth their salt will tell you that you need to pay attention to much more than timing.
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I think the response of the French government so far has been pretty appropriate in that regard.
Your letter highlights so many of the harsh realities trans people face, specifically in regard to how society rejects us.
Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.
Mahoney helped author the I-STOP legislation based on data his office collected in regard to fraud.
And with regard to taking on Hillary Clinton, he does no better than any of the rest of them.
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
The Spaniards, indeed, feigned to regard them only as a remnant of the rebels who had joined the pre-existing brigand bands.
Soon after that, I wrote you in regard to the condition in which we found this infant Church and Colony.
Condition of the archbishopric of Manila in regard to the affairs of ecclesiastical and secular government.
None the less it is the most nearly true of all the broad generalizations that can be attempted in regard to mankind.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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