1. Perceive or think about in a particular way; deem to be
   "I don't regard the situation quite as negatively as you do";
   - see, consider, reckon, view
    
2. Look at attentively
   "She regarded the painting with admiration";
   - consider
    
3. Connect closely and often incriminatingly
   "The evidence regards him in the crime";
   - involve, affect

1. The condition of being honoured (esteemed, respected or well regarded)
   "a man who has earned high regard";
   - esteem, respect
    
2. A feeling of friendship and esteem
   "she mistook his manly regard for love";
   - respect
    
3. An attitude of admiration or esteem
   "she lost all regard for him";
   - respect, esteem
    
4. A long fixed look
   "She gave the painting a long regard";
   - gaze
    
5. Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
   "The nurse showed careful regard for her patients' comfort";
   - attentiveness, heed, paying attention
    
6. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
   "give him my kind regards";
   - wish, compliments
    
7. (usually preceded by ‘in’) a detail or point
   "it differs in that regard";
   - respect

Derived forms: regards, regarding, regarded

See also: attentive, heedful, heedless, paying attention, thoughtful, unheeding

Type of: affection, affectionateness, attending, attention, attitude, bear on, believe, conceive, concern, consider, detail, fondness, greeting, have to do with, heart, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], item, laurels, look, mental attitude, pertain, philia, point, refer, relate, salutation, stare, tenderness, think, touch, touch on, warmheartedness, warmness

Antonym: disrespect

Encyclopedia: Regard