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REGARDLESS

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration

Example:

crushing the blooms with regardless tread

Synonyms:

careless; regardless

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

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

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

Example:

he carried on regardless of the difficulties

Synonyms:

disregarding; disregardless; irrespective; no matter; regardless

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

Impaired renal function worsens prognosis regardless of stage.

(DS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus/PDQ)

System of classification based on nation from which a person originates, regardless of the nation in which he/she currently resides.

(National Origin, NCI Thesaurus)

The pattern of metastatic spread in ovarian carcinoma is similar regardless of the microscopic type.

(Ovarian Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

APS associates with SHC regardless of BCR stimulation and with GRB2 after BCR stimulation.

(APS Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Into this he rushed, regardless of thorns, and threw himself into the heart of it, pulling me down by his side.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Any monoclonal antibody directed against the cell surface glycoprotein CD2, regardless of the antibody type.

(Anti-CD2 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Any monoclonal antibody directed against the cell surface glycoprotein CD4, regardless of the antibody type.

(Anti-CD4 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the curve (AUC) from the time of dosing to the time of the last observation, regardless of whether the last concentration is measureable or not.

(Area Under the Curve All, NCI Thesaurus)

I'll get myself up regardless of expense tomorrow and be a satisfaction to my friends.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)