# regard

Pronunciation: US say "ri-GARD" /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/; UK say "ri-GAHD" /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/

## Verb

1. To consider or look upon someone or something in a particular way.
   - Simple: To think of someone or something in a certain way.
   - _Critics regard the new novel as a modern masterpiece._
   - _He regarded her plan as impractical and rejected it._
5. To have to do with something; to concern or relate to it.
   - Simple: To have to do with something, or to be about it.
   - _The proposed amendments regard environmental standards._
   - _His question regarded the delivery timeline._
7. To look at or observe someone or something carefully.
   - Simple: To look at or watch someone or something.
   - _Travelers regard the mountains as they pass through the valley._
   - _The detective regarded the suspect in silence._
8. To be turned toward or face something.
   - Simple: To be turned so as to face toward something.
   - _The fishermen's cottages all regard the harbor._
   - _The cathedral's facade regards the central square._

## Noun

2. Concern or esteem felt for another person; also a relation or reference to something.
   - Simple: Care or respect that you feel for another person.
   - _Her regard for the elderly neighbor showed in daily visits._
   - _They treated the land with little regard for future generations._
3. The worth or esteem in which someone or something is held by others.
   - Simple: The respect or value that people give to someone or something.
   - _The surgeon is held in the highest regard by colleagues._
   - _Public regard for the mayor rose after the reforms._
4. A particular aspect or detail of a matter; a respect or sense in which something is true.
   - Simple: A particular point or detail of something.
   - _The two proposals are alike in many regards._
   - _In this regard, the law remains unchanged._
6. A steady look or gaze directed at someone or something.
   - Simple: A long, steady look at someone or something.
   - _Her cool regard never left the witness on the stand._
   - _He felt the weight of the judge's steady regard._

## Verb

9. To take notice of or pay attention to someone or something. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To pay attention to someone or something.
   - _Heed the omens and regard the counsel of the wise._
   - _She did not regard the rumors that spread through the court._
10. To value highly; to hold someone or something in esteem. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To value someone or something, and to treat it as important.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A deliberately altered spelling of retard, used online to get past automatic filters that block the offensive original.

## Origin

**Meanings 2–4, 6** — This noun entered Middle English (around the mid-14th century) from Anglo-Norman reguard, related to the verb regarder. It is a partial doublet of reward, and can be compared with guard, ward, and guardian.
**Meanings 1, 5, 7–10** — This verb first appeared in late Middle English, around the early 15th century, from Old French regarder (also reguarder).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/regard (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).