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REGARD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long fixed look

Example:

he fixed his paternal gaze on me

Synonyms:

gaze; regard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

stare (a fixed look with eyes open wide)

Derivation:

regard (look at attentively)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

Example:

he spends without heed to the consequences

Synonyms:

attentiveness; heed; paying attention; regard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

attending; attention (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)

Attribute:

heedless; unheeding (marked by or paying little heed or attention)

attentive; heedful; paying attention; thoughtful (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regard"):

advertence; advertency (the process of being heedful)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point

Example:

it differs in that respect

Synonyms:

regard; respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)

Derivation:

regard (connect closely and often incriminatingly)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An attitude of admiration or esteem

Example:

she lost all respect for him

Synonyms:

esteem; regard; respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regard"):

estimate; estimation (the respect with which a person is held)

Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Example:

my best wishes

Synonyms:

compliments; regard; wish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A feeling of friendship and esteem

Example:

he inspires respect

Synonyms:

regard; respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness (a positive feeling of liking)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

Example:

a man who has earned high regard

Synonyms:

esteem; regard; respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("regard" is a kind of...):

honor; honour; laurels (the state of being honored)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regard"):

stature (high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deem to be

Example:

I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do

Synonyms:

consider; reckon; regard; see; view

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "regard" is one way to...):

believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

Verb group:

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regard"):

appreciate; prize; treasure; value (hold dear)

capitalise; capitalize (consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses)

make (consider as being)

disesteem; disrespect (have little or no respect for; hold in contempt)

esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)

deem; hold; take for; view as (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view)

idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)

reify (consider an abstract concept to be real)

abstract (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)

favor; favour (consider as the favorite)

identify (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else)

relativise; relativize (consider or treat as relative)

like (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard)

call (consider or regard as being)

consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)

include (consider as part of something)

reconsider (consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it)

reconsider (consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing)

receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)

expect (consider reasonable or due)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Look at attentively

Synonyms:

consider; regard

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "regard" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam cannot regard Sue

Derivation:

regard (a long fixed look)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Connect closely and often incriminatingly

Example:

This new ruling affects your business

Synonyms:

affect; involve; regard

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "regard" is one way to...):

bear on; come to; concern; have to do with; pertain; refer; relate; touch; touch on (be relevant to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "regard"):

implicate (bring into intimate and incriminating connection)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

regard ((usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Yes; which I objected to, but he would not regard.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Information regarding the person who is acting as a channel for communication between groups.

(Person Contact Information, NCI Thesaurus)

A record of a patient's background regarding health and the occurrence of disease events of the individual.

(Personal medical history, NCI Thesaurus)

The interval between two reference points in time with regards to pharmacokinetic concentration data.

(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Elapsed Time, NCI Thesaurus)

Numeric description of a specific moment with regards to pharmacokinetic concentration data.

(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Timepoint Number, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): Comments from the investigator regarding the condition of the specimen or any other observation.

(Performed Observation Result Comment, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Information collected directly from a patient that typically includes subjective feelings regarding symptoms, functions in daily life, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well being, and satisfaction with his/her health care.

(Patient Reported Outcome, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology relevant to the source of information regarding the subject's vaccination status.

(CDISC SDTM Vaccination Evidence Source Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An indication or description regarding the use of a concomitant medication.

(Concomitant Medication Use Occurrence, NCI Thesaurus)

Information regarding the means of contacting a person or group.

(Contact Information, NCI Thesaurus)