regard

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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.

Idioms

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

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Middle French, noun derivative of regarder to look at (cf. reward); (v.) late Middle English < Middle French regarder. See re-, guard

Related formsun·re·gard·ed, adjectiveun·re·gard·ed·ly, adverbwell-re·gard·ed, adjective

Usage note

Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19. … Note that although in regards to and with regards to are generally considered poor usage, these less formal variants have become increasingly common.

Synonyms for regard

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3. respect, honor, revere, value. 5. notice, note, see, remark, mark.

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Related Words for regards

respects, love, greeting, deference, salutation, commendations, salutations, devoirs

Examples from the Web for regards

Contemporary Examples of regards

That idea is often invoked in regards to the tricks memory plays, but I wonder how it might come into play in other ways.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination
Mindy Farabee
December 26, 2014
He uses some combination of the words comfort or discomfort in regards to how he feels about situations over 30 times.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player
William O’Connor
December 24, 2014
With regards to Patterson, the cops ended up issuing him four citations, two per eaglet.
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Michael Daly
November 2, 2014
Most people pay attention to this only in regards the Supreme Court, but the lower courts are also critically important.
Who Controls the Senate Controls the Courts
Geoffrey R. Stone
November 2, 2014
But it regards these as platforms -- as the beginning, not the end of the process.
Font of Invention
September 18, 2014

Historical Examples of regards

A child has a right to finality as regards its compulsory lessons.
A Treatise on Parents and Children
George Bernard Shaw
When a man finds that a woman can reason,—do anything but feel,—he regards her as a menace.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
In what does not regard the possession of her, concedo; but in what regards it, nego.
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
The Lyce competes formidably with the convents as regards fees.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
"Give Mrs. Bowlder my regards," said the journalist, comprehending the symbolism.
The Gentleman From Indiana
Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for regards

regard

verb

to look closely or attentively at (something or someone); observe steadily

(tr) to hold (a person or thing) in respect, admiration, or affectionwe regard your work very highly

(tr) to look upon or consider in a specified wayshe regarded her brother as her responsibility

(tr) to relate to; concern; have a bearing on

to take notice of or pay attention to (something); heedhe has never regarded the conventions

as regards (preposition) in respect of; concerning

noun

a gaze; look

attention; heedhe 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

Derived Formsregardable, adjective

Word Origin for regard

C14: from Old French regarder to look at, care about, from re- + garder to guard

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Word Origin and History for regards

plural of regard (n.). In letters, from 1775, from regard in the sense of "esteem, affection" (late 14c.).

regard

mid-14c., "a consideration; a judgment," from Old French regard, from regarder "take notice of," from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed" (see guard (n.)). Meanings "a look, appearance; respect, esteem, favor, kindly feeling which springs from a consideration of estimable qualities" all recorded late 14c. Phrase in regard to is from mid-15c. (Chaucer uses at regard of).

regard

mid-14c., "consider" (that something is so), from Middle French regarder "to look at," from regard (see regard (n.)). Meaning "look upon, observe" is from 1520s, as is that of "observe a certain respect toward." Related: Regarded; regarding.

Idioms and Phrases with regards

regard

see in regard to.