regard

/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/
nounverb

A steady look, a gaze.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  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.

    “He is held in great regard in Whitehall.”

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To look at; to observe.

    “She regarded us warily.”

  2. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc.

    “I always regarded tabloid journalism as a social evil.”

  3. To face toward.

  4. To have to do with, to concern.

    “That argument does not regard the question.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

Popularized about 2022 along with regarded.

Similar and opposite words

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esteemreputeconsiderationonlookrespectbeholdclocklook
Opposite
neglect

REGARD at a glance

REGARD has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + G 2 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,827 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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