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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
She was the first minister who expanded early learning and childcare and used new welfare powers to introduce a weekly child payment unique to Scotland - policies she would regard as significant achievements.
Enter the International Rights of Nature Tribunal, a recurring gathering of Indigenous and environmental advocates who present arguments regarding alleged violations of the rights of nature and Indigenous peoples.
Trump easily “wins” a third term and is regarded by many Americans as one of the country’s greatest presidents ever.
He linked conservation with the nurturing of new generations of thinkers and naturalists and regarded outdoors education as a crucial strategy.
Santa Monica College said that it had three open cases with the Education Department regarding antisemitism complaints since last year.
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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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