regard.
A steady look, a gaze.
Meaning & usage
A steady look, a gaze.
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense.
The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.
He is held in great regard in Whitehall.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English regard, regarde, reguard, from Anglo-Norman reguard, from regarder, reguarder. Attested in Middle English starting around the mid 14th century. Piecewise doublet of reward; compare also guard, ward, guardian, and so on.
To look at; to observe.
She regarded us warily.
To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc.
I always regarded tabloid journalism as a social evil.
He regards honesty as a duty, but was regarded himself as (being) rather dangerous by the police.
To take notice of, pay attention to.
To face toward.
To have to do with, to concern.
That argument does not regard the question.
To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English regarden, from Old French regarder, reguarder. First attested in late Middle English, circa the early 15th century.
Filter-avoidance spelling of retard.
Where this word comes from
Popularized about 2022 along with regarded.
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