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regard

regard

8 3.5
A long, careful look at someone or something
  • noun
  • /rɪˈɡɑrd/
translation icon : mirada
  • We scrupulously examined the bellmaker with regard to piety and doctrine before we engaged him.

Examples

  • She gave him a long, attentive regard as he entered the room.

  • Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard.

  • Then she realized that Rachel was watching her, and Mary found her knowing regard unnerving.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • "Are you Henry's boy?" She stared with such sincere regard that he felt compelled to consider the question.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The Mountain Man Society president, topped with a coonskin cap, questioned him with keen, squinting regard.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The teacher's careful regard for each student's needs made the classroom a supportive environment.

  • With a respectful regard for the artwork, the visitor stood quietly for several minutes.

Synonyms

gaze
vsregard
147 2.1

A long steady look at someone or something

is more about attentive, fixed interest rather than calm stillness
view
vsregard
86 1.2

An act of looking carefully at something

emphasizes sustained, attentive, or fixed looking rather than simple observation
cycloptic gaze
vsregard
9.9

A very strong look that focuses all attention on one point

is less intense and more generally attentive rather than single-minded fixation

Compounds

2 5.8

A feeling that you are a person who deserves respect

field of regard
  • Specialized
8.7

The whole area you can see while your eyes stay in one place

Warm, kind feelings for a person or place

How Attentive

stare
108 1.0
regard
8 3.5
look
1.0
glance
222 1.4

Surface Forms

regard singular
regards plural

Etymology

Regard comes from Old French parts re- 'again' and garder 'to keep or watch', a root that is like the English word guard. Imagine someone you keep watching or look at again — that's why one meaning of regard is a steady, attentive look.