regard
part of speech
verb (regard, regards, regarded, regarding); noun (regard, regards)
meaning for a pupil
1) To regard someone or something as something is to think of them that way: I regard him as a friend. tree →
2) (formal) To regard is to look at carefully. tree →
3) (noun) Regard is respect or care: She has great regard for her teacher. tree →
4) (plural) Regards are kind wishes: «Give my regards to your mum.» tree →
5) (formal) «With regard to» or «regarding» means about. tree →
sense in the lessons
In letters and emails «Kind regards» or «Best regards» is a polite ending. In formal and exam language «with regard to» means «about». In maths exam wording «regard the table as a rectangle» means treat it as one. Phrases: in this regard, without regard for.
examples
- I regard her as my best friend. tree →
- Kind regards, Sam. tree →
- Give my regards to your grandparents. tree →
- (formal) With regard to the trip, please bring a packed lunch. tree →
- He showed no regard for the rules. tree →
- She is highly regarded by her pupils. tree →
- The cat regarded the dog with suspicion. tree →
- “And as regards Fionn?” said Cormac. tree →
note
Regular verb. «Regard … as»: you need «as» — «I regard it as fair», not «I regard it fair». «Regards» (plural) means good wishes; «regard» (singular) means respect. «Regardless» means without caring about; «irregardless» is not standard.
In the corpora
- Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.'
- Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.'
- Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'
- and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
- a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «regard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.