regard
/ri'gɑ:d/
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Definition
Noun:
- Respect, esteem, or admiration: A feeling of positive consideration or approval for someone or something.
- Attention, notice, or consideration: The act of paying attention to or taking something into account.
- (plural) Greetings or good wishes: A polite expression of friendly feeling, often used in letters.
- A steady look or gaze: The act of looking at something attentively.
- A particular aspect, point, or detail: A specific feature or respect in which something is considered.
Verb:
- To consider or think of in a specified way: To hold a particular opinion or judgment about someone or something.
- To look at attentively: To observe or gaze at something.
- To relate to or concern: To have a connection or bearing on something.
- (Archaic) To pay attention to: To take notice of or heed.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Respect/Consideration):
- Noun (Greetings - plural):
- Noun (Gaze):
- Verb (To consider):
- Verb (To look at):
- Verb (To concern):
Advanced Usage
- In this/that regard: Concerning this or that specific point or aspect.
- With/in regard to: Concerning; with respect to. (Formal)
- To have regard for: To show consideration or care for.
Variants and Related Words
- Regardless (adverb): Without concern or consideration for.
- Regarding (preposition): Concerning; about.
- Disregard (verb/noun): To pay no attention to; ignore / Lack of attention or respect.
Synonyms
- Noun (Respect): Esteem, admiration, respect.
- Noun (Attention): Consideration, heed, notice.
- Verb (Consider): View, deem, consider, judge.
- Verb (Look at): Observe, gaze at, contemplate.
Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Regard as: To consider someone or something to be a particular thing.
- As regards: Concerning; with reference to. (Formal, often used to introduce a topic)
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
- To hold someone in high/low regard: To have a lot of or very little respect for someone.
- Kind/Best regards: A standard polite closing for a letter or email.
Noun
- an attitude of admiration or esteem
- she lost all respect for him
- a feeling of friendship and esteem
- she mistook his manly regard for love
- he inspires respect
- the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
- it is held in esteem
- a man who has earned high regard
- a long fixed look
- he fixed his paternal gaze on me
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- give him my kind regards
- my best wishes
- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
- it differs in that respect
Verb
- connect closely and often incriminatingly
- This new ruling affects your business
- look at attentively
- deem to be
- She views this quite differently from me
- I consider her to be shallow
- I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do