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regardto think of or consider in a particular way

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to think of or consider in a particular way

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

Korean meaning: ~을 여기다, 간주하다

Korean pronunciation: 리-가드 (강세: 가드)

Example Sentences

  • My mom regards my pet hamster as her grandchild.
  • Students regard the final exam period as the zombie apocalypse.
  • With regard to your application, we need more time to review it.

regard

VERB

//rɪˈɡɑːrd//

to think of or consider in a particular way

regard concept
💡 Concept

She regarded him carefully — taking in everything before saying a single word.

regard mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

RE-GUARD everything — high regard means watching twice. (To REGARD = to RE-GUARD — to watch again, to protect with attention)

regard rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Regard what others discard — and stay on guard for what they missed.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈɡɑːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈɡɑːd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootgard

Origin

From Old French 'regarder', meaning to look at or observe, derived from the prefix 're-' (again) combined with 'garder' (to guard or watch), which comes from Germanic roots.

🎵Rhyme

guardhardcardyard
guard
hard
card
yard

🔗Collocations

regard as
with regard to
high regard
mutual regard
regard for
best regards
without regard to

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom regards my pet hamster as her grandchild.

😄 Fun example

Students regard the final exam period as the zombie apocalypse.

With regard to your application, we need more time to review it.

He has no regard for traffic rules when he's late for work.

Please give my regards to your family.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

considerviewdeemrespectesteem

Antonyms

disregardignoreneglect

Related

respectattentionconsiderationopinionview

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