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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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to take into account; consider.
- to look at; observe:
She regarded him with amusement.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
/ ɪˈɡɑː /
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
- ˈ岹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲr·Ļ adjective
- ܲr·Ļ·ly adverb
- ɱ-·Ļ 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
The president has moved quickly and with little regard for the law in the opening months of his second term, implementing questionably legal programs and outright ignoring the rebukes of the courts.
It called on the police and the army to "publicly state the actions being taken with regard to the findings of the BBC exposé".
It also provides opportunity for a shake-up of the competitive order, which is often regarded as a positive.
Rather than identifying with specific ethnic groups, "most people who belonged to areas within the Roman Empire regarded themselves as Roman", Prof Mwaura added.
Internet browser pioneer Netscape is regarded as the first technology company to offer a cash "bounty" to security researchers or hackers for uncovering flaws or vulnerabilities in its products, back in the 1990s.
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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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