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Meaning of regard

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  regard
      n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs
           in that respect" [syn: {respect}, {regard}]
      2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people);
         "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to
         the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {heed}, {regard},
         {paying attention}] [ant: {heedlessness}, {inattentiveness}]
      3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's
         welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn:
         {regard}, {wish}, {compliments}]
      4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn:
         {gaze}, {regard}]
      5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well
         regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high
         regard" [syn: {esteem}, {regard}, {respect}] [ant:
         {disesteem}]
      6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly
         regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: {regard},
         {respect}]
      7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
         for him" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {regard}] [ant:
         {disrespect}]
      v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
           consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
           quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {consider},
           {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
      2: look at attentively [syn: {regard}, {consider}]
      3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
         affects your business" [syn: {involve}, {affect}, {regard}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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