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Understanding "Regard" with Diverse Examples

The noun "regard" carries various meanings depending on the context.

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1. Admiration or respect (uncountable):

  • Example: "The scientist's regard for her groundbreaking research earned her international recognition." (āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļž āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāļĄāļĩāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ§āļīāļˆāļąāļĒāļ­āļąāļ™āļĨāđ‰āļģāļŠāļĄāļąāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­ āļŠāđˆāļ‡āļœāļĨāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļ­āļĄāļĢāļąāļšāđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļ™āļēāļ™āļēāļŠāļēāļ•āļī)
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2. Attention or consideration (uncountable - formal):

  • Example: "The doctor showed great regard for her patient's privacy." (āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡ āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđƒāļŠāđˆāđƒāļˆ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āđ„āļ‚āđ‰)

Formal Expressions:

  • Pay/show regard: "It's important to show regard for cultural differences when traveling abroad." (āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ„āļ›āļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻ āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ„āļ·āļ­āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļž āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ§āļąāļ’āļ™āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ)
  • Little/no/scant regard (for something): "The company's decision to cut corners displayed a blatant lack of regard for employee safety." (āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāļĨāļ”āļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļļāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ— āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļ–āļķāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļēāļ” āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ„āļģāļ™āļķāļ‡ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŠāļąāļ” āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™)
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3. With/in regard to something (formal):

  • Example: "In regard to your application, we require further information about your experience." (āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļš āđƒāļšāļŠāļĄāļąāļ„āļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āđ€āļĢāļēāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“)
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4. In this/that regard (formal):

  • Example: "The new technology has revolutionized communication. In this regard, it's important to consider its ethical implications." (āđ€āļ—āļ„āđ‚āļ™āđ‚āļĨāļĒāļĩāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ›āļāļīāļ§āļąāļ•āļīāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļēāļĢ āđƒāļ™āđāļ‡āđˆāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ„āļ·āļ­āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļžāļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āļēāļœāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāļ—āļēāļ‡āļˆāļĢāļīāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĄāļąāļ™)
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5. Regards (plural):

  • Example: "Please give my regards to your family." (āļāļĢāļļāļ“āļēāļŠāđˆāļ‡ āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĢāļēāļĢāļ–āļ™āļēāļ”āļĩ āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ„āļ›āļĒāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ)
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Other Notes:

  • (with) kind/best regards: These are used for a friendly but formal closing in letters or emails.
  • Regards (singular - literary): This rarely used term refers to a long, fixed gaze.

Collocation– Meaning 1: Admiration/Respect (uncountable)

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COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: Admiration/Respect (uncountable)
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adjectives + regard

  • high regard:
    • The community has a high regard for the local police force. (āļŠāļļāļĄāļŠāļ™āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļ­āļ‡āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļģāļĢāļ§āļˆāļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ–āļīāđˆāļ™)
    • Despite his controversial views, the professor was still held in high regard by his colleagues. (āđāļĄāđ‰āļˆāļ°āļĄāļĩāļĄāļļāļĄāļĄāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļāđ€āļ–āļĩāļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ āđāļ•āđˆāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāļēāļˆāļēāļĢāļĒāđŒāļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­āļˆāļēāļāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļ‡āļēāļ™)
  • low regard:
    • The reality show is held in low regard by many critics. (āļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļĨāļĨāļīāļ•āļĩāđ‰āđ‚āļŠāļ§āđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļ–āļđāļāļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļ™āļĄāļ­āļ‡āļ•āđˆāļģ)
    • The politician's reputation was damaged by the scandal, and he fell into low regard. (āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļŦāļēāļĒāļˆāļēāļāđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļ­āļ·āđ‰āļ­āļ‰āļēāļ§ āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āļēāļāđ‡āļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļģ)
  • mutual regard:
    • The two leaders had a mutual regard for each other, despite their political differences. (āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļąāļ™ āđāļĄāđ‰āļˆāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ—āļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡)
    • The couple's mutual regard grew stronger over the years. (āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļąāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļđāđˆāļĢāļąāļāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđāļ‚āđ‡āļ‡āđāļāļĢāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ•āļēāļĄāļāļēāļĨāđ€āļ§āļĨāļē)
  • considerable regard:
  • The historian had considerable regard for the ancient civilization. (āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ§āļąāļ•āļīāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ­āļēāļĢāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāđ‚āļšāļĢāļēāļ“)
  • The scientist's work was held in considerable regard by her peers. (āļœāļĨāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļāļˆāļēāļāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļ‡āļēāļ™)
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  • hold somebody/something in high regard:
    • My grandmother held her parents in high regard. (āļ„āļļāļ“āļĒāļēāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ™āļąāļšāļ–āļ·āļ­āļžāđˆāļ­āđāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļ)
    • The company is held in high regard for its ethical business practices. (āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļāļĒāđˆāļ­āļ‡āđƒāļ™āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļˆāļĢāļīāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ—āļēāļ‡āļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļīāļˆ)
  • have a high regard for somebody/something:
    • I have a high regard for my teachers, who inspired me to pursue my dreams. (āļ‰āļąāļ™āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ„āļĢāļđāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ‰āļąāļ™ āļœāļđāđ‰āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļšāļąāļ™āļ”āļēāļĨāđƒāļˆāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ„āļĨāđˆāļ•āļēāļĄāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāļ™)
    • The chef has a high regard for fresh, local ingredients. (āđ€āļŠāļŸāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļ§āļąāļ•āļ–āļļāļ”āļīāļšāļŠāļ”āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļˆāļēāļāļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ–āļīāđˆāļ™)

COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: Attention/Consideration (uncountable)

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COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: Attention/Consideration (uncountable)
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verbs + regard

  • have no regard for something:
    • The reckless driver had no regard for the safety of others. (āļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ—āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ„āļģāļ™āļķāļ‡āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™)
    • The company's decision to cut costs had no regard for the impact on its employees. (āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļ°āļĨāļ”āļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļļāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ„āļģāļ™āļķāļ‡āļ–āļķāļ‡āļœāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļšāļ•āđˆāļ­āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™)
  • have regard to something (formal):
    • The judge had regard to all the evidence before making her decision. (āļœāļđāđ‰āļžāļīāļžāļēāļāļĐāļēāļžāļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āļēāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļ™āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŦāļĄāļ”āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆ)
    • The government should have regard to the needs of its citizens when making policy decisions. (āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāļ„āļ§āļĢāļ„āļģāļ™āļķāļ‡āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļĨāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļ™āđ‚āļĒāļšāļēāļĒ)
  • pay regard to something:
    • It is important to pay regard to the rules and regulations. (āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ„āļ·āļ­āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ•āļēāļĄāļāļŽāļĢāļ°āđ€āļšāļĩāļĒāļš)
    • The historian paid regard to the historical context when analyzing the event. (āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ§āļąāļ•āļīāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāļžāļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āļēāļšāļĢāļīāļšāļ—āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āļ§āļąāļ•āļīāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ§āļīāđ€āļ„āļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđŒāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒ)
  • show regard for something:
    • We should always show regard for the environment. (āđ€āļĢāļēāļ„āļ§āļĢāđƒāļŠāđˆāđƒāļˆāļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđāļ§āļ”āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļĄāđ€āļŠāļĄāļ­)
    • The teacher showed regard for her students by listening to their concerns. (āļ„āļĢāļđāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđƒāļĒāļ™āļąāļāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļĢāļąāļšāļŸāļąāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļē)
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adjectives + regard

1. Due regard:

  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 1: The court showed due regard for the defendant's rights. (āļĻāļēāļĨāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļˆāļģāđ€āļĨāļĒāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļĄāļ„āļ§āļĢ)
  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 2: The company takes due regard for the environment in its operations. (āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđāļ§āļ”āļĨāđ‰āļ­āļĄāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ‡āļēāļ™)

2. Proper regard:

  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 1: The teacher expects students to show proper regard for each other. (āļ„āļĢāļđāļ„āļēāļ”āļŦāļ§āļąāļ‡āļ§āđˆāļēāļ™āļąāļāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļˆāļ°āđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļąāļ™)
  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 2: The government has a responsibility to ensure the proper regard for human rights. (āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāļĄāļĩāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ§āđˆāļēāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄ)

3. Little regard:

  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 1: The politician showed little regard for the truth in his speech. (āļ™āļąāļāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļĨāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļŠāļļāļ™āļ—āļĢāļžāļˆāļ™āđŒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļē)
  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 2: The company pays little regard to the safety of its workers. (āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļĨāļ‡)

4. Scant regard:

  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 1: The critics showed scant regard for the new film. (āļ™āļąāļāļ§āļīāļˆāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļ āļēāļžāļĒāļ™āļ•āļĢāđŒāđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļĨāļ‡)
  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 2: The dictator had scant regard for the lives of his people. (āđ€āļœāļ”āđ‡āļˆāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļāļąāļšāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļĨāļ‡)

5. No regard:

  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 1: The thief showed no regard for the victim's property. (āļ‚āđ‚āļĄāļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļ™āđƒāļˆāļ—āļĢāļąāļžāļĒāđŒāļŠāļīāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļŦāļĒāļ·āđˆāļ­)
  • āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ—āļĩāđˆ 2: The child ran into the street with no regard for the traffic. (āđ€āļ”āđ‡āļāļ§āļīāđˆāļ‡āļĨāļ‡āļ–āļ™āļ™āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļŠāļ™āđƒāļˆāļāļēāļĢāļˆāļĢāļēāļˆāļĢ)

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