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regard

noun verb

a long fixed look

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Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
D
Contains
EG
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a long fixed look

    “he fixed his paternal gaze on me”

noun

  1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

    “his attentiveness to her wishes”

noun

  1. (usually preceded by ‘in’) a detail or point

    “it differs in that respect”

noun

  1. an attitude of admiration or esteem

    “she lost all respect for him”

noun

  1. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

    “give him my kind regards”

noun

  1. a feeling of friendship and esteem

    “she mistook his manly regard for love”

noun

  1. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

    “it is held in esteem”

verb

  1. deem to be

    “She views this quite differently from me”

verb

  1. look at attentively

verb

  1. connect closely and often incriminatingly

    “This new ruling affects your business”

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Example Sentences

he fixed his paternal gaze on me
his attentiveness to her wishes
he spends without heed to the consequences
it differs in that respect
she lost all respect for him
give him my kind regards
my best wishes
she mistook his manly regard for love
he inspires respect
it is held in esteem
a man who has earned high regard
She views this quite differently from me
I consider her to be shallow
I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
This new ruling affects your business

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