VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / regard

Thesaurus: regard

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. v. t. To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
  2. v. t. Hence, to look or front toward; to face.
  3. v. t. To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
  4. v. t. To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.
  5. v. t. To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
  6. v. t. To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
  7. v. t. To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition.
  8. v. t. To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that.
  9. v. i. To look attentively; to consider; to notice.
  10. v. t. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
  11. v. t. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
  12. v. t. That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.
  13. v. t. State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
  14. v. t. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
  15. v. t. Matter for consideration; account; condition.
  16. v. t. Respect; relation; reference.
  17. v. t. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.
  18. v. t. Supervision; inspection.