Regarded Regard Work Highly Verb Rɪˈɡɑːd Rɪˈɡɑːrd People

• they regarded people outside their own town with suspicion.
• her work is very highly regarded.
• he regards himself as a patriot.
• capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.

regard

Verb Forms

1. to think about somebody/something in a particular way
• They regarded people outside their own town with suspicion.
• Her work is very highly regarded.
• He regards himself as a patriot.
• Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.
• She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor.

Extra Examples

• Civil contempt is not properly regarded as a criminal offence.
• Foxes were traditionally regarded as vermin.
• He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
• I had come to regard him as a close friend.
• It would be a mistake to regard the incident as unimportant.
• Many of her works are regarded as classics.
• She was highly regarded as a sculptor.
• The crash could be reasonably regarded as an opportunity to invest.
• The project was widely regarded as a success.
• The successful are often tempted to regard their success as a kind of reward.
• They tend to regard the open expression of emotion as being soft and feminine.
• an agency long regarded as ineffectual
• She was well regarded by her contemporaries.
• Today, the future is typically regarded with dread.
• This work is generally regarded as his masterpiece.
2. to look at somebody/something, especially in a particular way
• SYNONYM contemplate
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• He regarded us suspiciously.

Extra Examples

• His eyes continued to regard her steadily.
• She regarded the mess with distaste.
3. relating to or in connection with somebody/something
• I have little information as regards her fitness for the post.
• As regards the first point in your letter…

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French regarder ‘to watch’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + garder ‘to guard’.