English Explanatory Dictionary

regard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steady look, a gaze.
  2. One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
  3. A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense.
  4. The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.
verb
  1. To look at; to observe.
  2. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc.
  3. To take notice of, pay attention to.
  4. To face toward.
  5. To have to do with, to concern.
  6. To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect.
noun
  1. Filter-avoidance spelling of retard.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ en-us-regard.ogg

Word forms

regard regards regarde reguard reguarde regarding regarded

Etymology

From Middle English regard, regarde, reguard, from Anglo-Norman reguard, from regarder, reguarder. Attested in Middle English starting around the mid 14th century. Piecewise doublet of reward; compare also guard, ward, guardian, and so on.

Synonyms

consideration onlook respect esteem repute behold clock look geek kool regard squizz take a butcher's take a dekko take a gander vada viddy view hold account appraise count see censure consider deem dub find interpret judge look upon regard as think of view as give heed attend heed let in on mark mind notice pass pay attention pay heed pick up what someone is putting down privy take heed take note take notice face honor look up to idolize lay store by prize hallow put store by put store in rate revere

Antonyms

neglect ignore brush off discount disregard dissemble despise misheed misregard pass pass by pay no heed put aside set at nought shrug off slough take no notice of tune out unheed unmind

Derived words

court of regard disregard in regard in regard of in regard to irregardful regardful regard ring with regard to misregard regardable regarder regardless self-regard self-regarding

Translations

Bulgarian: отнасям се Bulgarian: касая Finnish: koskea French: concerner French: regarder German: betreffen Italian: riguardare Italian: concernere Portuguese: concernir Portuguese: referir Spanish: tratar Spanish: concernir
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