warm regards
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- noun
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cordiales saludos
- Thank you and warm regards from Dan.
Examples
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With warm regards, Gerald
Academic text (1999) -
With warm regards, Gerald.
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Give my friends down here my warm regards.
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Thank you and warm regards from Dan.
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Warm regards and kind thanks!
Blog text (9) -
Warm regards, Dave Picariello, Educator, SFUSD
Blog text (9) -
Sondern returned the Commissioner's warm regards but deflected credit to the agents serving abroad, who, he replied, "counseled and helped me so effectively that they actually should have been bylined as co-authors." 26 #
Academic text (2015) -
Warm regards to you and Dondi.
Synonyms
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A polite message that gives your good wishes to someone
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A polite way to end a formal letter when you know the person's name
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A short spoken or written message saying goodbye and good wishes
A short polite phrase that comes before the signature in a formal letter, like 'Sincerely' or 'Best regards'
It is a friendly word written at the end of a letter before the sender's name
How Friendly
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a polite and friendly expression of good wishes' is directly compositional from 'warm' (affectionate, cordial) + 'regards' (good wishes). This is a conventional valediction following standard adjective + noun composition and similar patterns exist across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Warm regards may come from old letters, where writers used regards as a 'polite greeting' and added warm to show a friendly feeling like a warm smile or hand. So, today warm regards is used to give polite, friendly 'good wishes' at the end of a message.