regard

re·gard (r

-gärd

)

v. re·gard·ed, re·gard·ing, re·gards

v.tr.

1. To look at attentively; observe closely.

2. To look upon or consider in a particular way: I regard him as a fool.

3. To hold in esteem or respect: She regards her teachers highly.

4. To relate or refer to; concern: This item regards their liability.

5. To take into account; consider.

6. Obsolete To take care of.

v.intr.

1. To look or gaze.

2. To give heed; pay attention.

1. A look or gaze.

2. Careful thought or attention; heed: She gives little regard to her sister's teasing.

a. Respect, affection, or esteem: He has high regard for your work.

b. regards Good wishes expressing such sentiment: Give the family my best regards.

4. A particular point or aspect; respect: She was lucky in that regard.

5. Basis for action; motive.

6. Obsolete Appearance or aspect.

Idioms:

as regards

Concerning.

in/with regard to

With respect to.

[Middle English regarden, from Old French regarder : re-, re- + guarder, to guard (of Germanic origin; see guard).]

Synonyms: regard, esteem, admiration, respect
These nouns refer to a feeling based on perception of and approval for the worth of a person or thing. Regard is the most general: "I once thought you had a kind of regard for her" George Borrow.
Esteem connotes considered appraisal and positive regard: "The near-unanimity of esteem he enjoyed during his lifetime has by no means been sustained since" Will Crutchfield.
Admiration is a feeling of keen approbation: "Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration" Matthew Arnold.
Respect implies appreciative, often deferential regard resulting from careful assessment: "I have a great respect for any man who makes his own way in life" Winston Churchill. See Also Synonyms at consider.

Usage Note: Regard is traditionally used in the singular in the phrase in regard (not in regards) to. Regarding and as regards are also standard in the sense "with reference to." In the same sense with respect to is acceptable, but respecting is not.·Respects is sometimes considered preferable to regards in the sense of "particulars": In some respects (not regards) the books are alike.

regard

Verb

1. to look upon or think of in a specified way: angina can therefore be regarded as heart cramp

2. to look closely or attentively at (something or someone)

3. to take notice of: he has never regarded the conventions

4. as regards on the subject of

Noun

1. respect or affection: you haven't a high regard for her opinion

2. attention: he eats what he wants with no regard to health

3. a gaze or look

4. reference or connection: with regard to my complaint

5. regards an expression of goodwill: give her my regards [Old French regarder to look at, care about]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	regard - (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" respect detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
	2.	regard - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, paying attention attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others advertence, advertency - the process of being heedful
	3.	regard - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" compliments, wish plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
	4.	regard - a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" gaze stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide
	5.	regard - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" esteem, respect honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored stature - high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"
	6.	regard - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" respect affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
	7.	regard - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" esteem, respect attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"
Verb	1.	regard - 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" consider, view, reckon, see expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" receive - regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family" call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" like - feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" relativise, relativize - consider or treat as relative identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" favor, favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically reify - consider an abstract concept to be real idealise, idealize - consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" deem, take for, view as, hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt make - consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" capitalise, capitalize - consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses prize, treasure, value, appreciate - hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
	2.	regard - look at attentively consider look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
	3.	regard - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" involve, affect concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" implicate - bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"

regard

verb 1. consider, see, hold, rate, view, value, account, judge, treat, think of, esteem, deem, look upon, adjudge

verb 2. look at, view, eye, watch, observe, check, notice, clock Brit. (slang) remark, check out (informal) gaze at, behold, eyeball U.S. (slang) scrutinize, get a load of (informal) take a dekko at Brit. (slang)

noun 3. respect, esteem, deference, store, thought, love, concern, care, account, note, reputation, honour, consideration, sympathy, affection, attachment, repute

noun 4. look, gaze, scrutiny, stare, glance

5. (plural) good wishes, respects, greetings, compliments, best wishes, salutations, devoirs >> as regards concerning, regarding, relating to, pertaining to >> in this regard on this point, on this matter, on this detail, in this respect >> with regard to concerning, regarding, relating to, with respect to, as regards

USAGE The word regard in the expression with regard to is singular, and has no s at the end. People often make the mistake of saying with regards to, perhaps being influenced by the phrase as regards.

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