vt supervision; inspection.
2. regard ·vt respect; relation; reference.
3. regard ·vt object of sight; scene; view; aspect.
4. regard ·vt consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
5. regard ·vt matter for consideration; account; condition.
6. regard ·vt a look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
7. regard ·vt hence, to look or front toward; to face.
8. regard ·vt to take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition.
9. regard ·vt attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.
10. regard ·vi to look attentively; to consider; to notice.
11. regard ·vt state of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.
12. regard ·vt to consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.
13. regard ·vt to look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
14. regard ·vt to keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
15. regard ·vt to pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
xvi. regard ·vt 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.
xvii. regard ·vt 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.
xviii. regard ·vt 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.