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Meaning of 'regard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Regard [ v. i.]
- To look attentively; to consider; to notice.
2 . Regard [ v. t.]
- To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
- Hence, to look or front toward; to face.
- To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
- To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.
- To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
- To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
- To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition.
- To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that.
- A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
- Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
- That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.
- State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
- Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
- Matter for consideration; account; condition.
- Respect; relation; reference.
- Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.
- Supervision; inspection.

Meaning of 'regard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . regard [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
Example in sentence:
  • a man who has earned high regard;
  • it is held in esteem
Meaning (2):
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
Example in sentence:
  • give him my kind regards;
  • my best wishes
Meaning (3):
- a long fixed look
Example in sentence:
  • he fixed his paternal gaze on me
Meaning (4):
- a feeling of friendship and esteem
Example in sentence:
  • he inspires respect;
  • she mistook his manly regard for love
Meaning (5):
- paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Example in sentence:
  • he spends without heed to the consequences;
  • his attentiveness to her wishes
Meaning (6):
- (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
Example in sentence:
  • it differs in that respect
Meaning (7):
- an attitude of admiration or esteem
Example in sentence:
  • she lost all respect for him
8 . regard [ v]
Meaning (8):
- deem to be
Example in sentence:
  • I consider her to be shallow;
  • I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do;
  • She views this quite differently from me
Meaning (9):
- connect closely and often incriminatingly
Example in sentence:
  • This new ruling affects your business

Nearby Words:

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