regards definition | Dictionary.com

re⋅gard

[ri-gahrd]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.

2.	to have or show respect or concern for.

3.	to think highly of; esteem.

4.	to take into account; consider.

5.	to look at; observe: She regarded him with amusement.

6.	to relate to; concern: The news does not regard the explosion.

7.	to see, look at, or conceive of in a particular way; judge (usually fol. by as): I regard every assignment as a challenge. They regarded his behavior as childish.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to pay attention.

9.	to look or gaze.

–noun

10.	reference; relation: to err with regard to facts.

11.	an aspect, point, or particular: quite satisfactory in this regard.

12.	thought; attention; concern.

13.	look; gaze.

14.	respect, esteem, or deference: a high regard for scholarship.

15.	kindly feeling; liking.

16.	regards, sentiments of esteem or affection: Give them my regards.

—Idioms

17.	as regards. as ¹ (def. 29).

18.	with or in regard to, referring to; concerning: With regard to the new contract, we have some questions.

Origin:
1350–1400; (n.) ME < MF, n. deriv. of regarder to look at (cf. reward ); (v.) late ME < MF regarder. See re-, guard

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. … In regards to, and with regards to are widely rejected as errors.

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source

Link To regards

re·gard (rĭ-gärd')

v. re·gard·ed, re·gard·ing, re·gards

v. tr.

To look at attentively; observe closely.
To look upon or consider in a particular way: I regard him as a fool.
To hold in esteem or respect: She regards her teachers highly.
To relate or refer to; concern: This item regards their liability.
To take into account; consider.
Obsolete To take care of.

v. intr.

To look or gaze.
To give heed; pay attention.

A look or gaze.
Careful thought or attention; heed: She gives little regard to her sister's teasing.
1. Respect, affection, or esteem: He has high regard for your work.
2. regards Good wishes expressing such sentiment: Give the family my best regards.
A particular point or aspect; respect: She was lucky in that regard.
Basis for action; motive.
Obsolete Appearance or aspect.

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

Synonyms: 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.

Search another word or see regards on Thesaurus | Reference

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Advertise with Us · Link to Us · NASCAR® · Contact Us