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   regard

   /rɪˈɡɑːd/

   verb

   • 1. consider or think of in a specified way: "she regarded London as her base" Similar considerlook onviewseeholdthinkthink ofcontemplatecountjudgedeemestimateevaluateinterpretappraiseassessmake offindput down astake foraccountreckontreatadjudgesize upvaluerategaugesum upweigh up
   • ▪ gaze at steadily in a particular way: "Professor Ryker regarded him with a faint smile" Similar look atcontemplateeyegaze atstare atwatchobserveviewsurveyscanexamineinspectstudyscrutinizeliterary:behold
   • ▪ pay attention to; heed: archaic "he talk'd very wisely, but I regarded him not" Similar heedpay heed topay attention toattend tolisten tomindtake notice oftake into considerationtake into account
   • 2. (of a thing) relate to; concern: archaic "if these things regarded only myself, I could stand it with composure"

   noun

   • 1. attention to or concern for something: "the court must have regard to the principle of welfare" Similar considerationcareconcernsympathythoughtmindnoticeheedattentioninterest
   • ▪ liking and respect; esteem: "they hold dolphins in high regard" Similar esteemrespecthigh opinionacclaimadmirationapprovalapprobationpopularityappreciationestimationfavourdeferencereverencevenerationlikingaffectionlove
   • ▪ a steady or significant look: "he shifted uneasily before their clear regard" Similar lookgazestarefixed lookintent lookobservationcontemplationexaminationinspectionstudyscrutiny
   • 2. best wishes (used to express friendliness in greetings): "give her my regards" Similar best wishesgood wishesgreetingskind/kindest regardsfelicitationssalutationsrespectscomplimentsbestlovearchaic:remembrancesdevoirs

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French regarder ‘to watch’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + garder ‘to guard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. regardable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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