I.
noun
1 attention to/thought for sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ particular , special , specific
▪ scant
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They paid scant ~ to my views.
▪ due , full ( BrE ), proper ( esp. BrE ) ( all law )
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The decision reached has due ~ for the safety of the public.
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States must conduct their activities with due ~ to the interests of other states.
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I pay full ~ to the views of the court.
VERB + REGARD
▪ have
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When exercising its discretion, the court will have ~ to all the circumstances.
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They have no ~ for the values of our community.
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These people had little ~ for the environment.
▪ pay , show
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The manifesto pays scant ~ to green issues.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ to , with ~ to
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I am writing with ~ to your recent order.
▪ without ~ for , without ~ to
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an attempt to plan the future of an industry without due ~ to market forces
▪ ~ for
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a proper ~ for human dignity
PHRASES
▪ in that ~ , in this ~
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I have nothing further to say in this ~ (= in regard to what has just been said) .
▪ a lack of ~
▪
a lack of ~ for public safety
▪ little, no, etc. ~ for sb/sth , little, no, etc. ~ to sb/sth
2 respect/admiration for sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep ( esp. AmE ), great , high
▪
He has a high ~ for truth.
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The composer was held in high ~ in England.
▪ insufficient , low
▪ mutual
▪ critical
VERB + REGARD
▪ have , hold sb/sth in
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I have the greatest ~ for his abilities.
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He is held in the highest ~ by his colleagues.
3 regards used in letters to send greetings to sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ best , kind , warm
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The letter ended, ‘Kindest ~s, Felicity.’
VERB + REGARDS
▪ give (sb) , send (sb)
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David sends his warmest ~s to your parents.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
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My ~s to your aunt ( = please give my regards to your aunt ).
II.
verb
1 ( often be regarded ) think of sb/sth in a particular way
ADVERB
▪ highly , well
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She was highly ~ed as a sculptor.
▪ generally , universally , widely
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The project was widely ~ed as a success.
▪ commonly , popularly , usually
▪ conventionally , traditionally
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Rabbits were traditionally ~ed as vermin.
▪ legitimately , properly , reasonably , rightly
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The crash could be reasonably ~ed as an opportunity to invest.
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Civil contempt is not properly ~ed as a criminal act.
▪ long
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an agency long ~ed as ineffectual
▪ hitherto
▪ still
▪ no longer
VERB + REGARD
▪ appear to , seem to
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He seemed to ~ the whole thing as a joke.
▪ tend to
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They tend to ~ the open expression of emotion as being soft and feminine.
▪ come to
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I had come to ~ him as a close friend.
▪ continue to
▪ be tempted to
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The successful are often tempted to ~ their success as a kind of reward.
▪ be tempting to
▪ be a mistake to , be wrong to
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It would be a mistake to ~ the incident as unimportant.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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Many of her works are ~ed as classics.
▪ with
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They ~ed people outside their own town with suspicion.
2 look steadily at sb/sth
ADVERB
▪ steadily
▪ intently
▪ curiously , suspiciously , thoughtfully , warily
VERB + REGARD
▪ continue to
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His eyes continued to ~ her steadily.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
She ~ed the mess with distaste.
Regard is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye