regard someone or something with something

regard someone or something with something
regard someone or something with something
to look upon someone or something with a certain attitude or with certain expectations. •

The child regarded the teacher with a questioning expression.

The kitten regarded the fishbowl with great curiosity.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • regard — n Regard, respect, esteem, admiration, and their corresponding verbs (regard, respect, esteem, admire) are comparable when they mean a feeling, or to have a feeling, for someone or something which involves recognition of that person s or thing s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • regard — re|gard1 [ rı gard ] verb transitive *** 1. ) not usually progressive to think of something or someone in a particular way: regard someone/something as something: The nuclear reactors, which were regarded as dangerously out of date, were replaced …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • regard — re|gard1 S3 [rıˈga:d US a:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admiration/respect)¦ 2¦(attention/consideration)¦ 3 with/in regard to something 4 in this/that regard 5 regards 6 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: regarder; REGARD2] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • regard — 1 noun formal 1 RESPECT (U) respect for someone or something (+ for): She has so little regard for him, she is unlikely to follow his advice. | hold sb/sth in high regard (=admire and respect them very much): a teacher who is held in high regard… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • regard*/*/*/ — [rɪˈgɑːd] verb [T] I 1) to think of someone or something in a particular way I regard him as a friend.[/ex] 2) literary to look at someone or something • as regards formal concerning someone or something[/ex] See: regarding II noun regard… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • regard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consider, deem, observe, mark, note; respect, repute, esteem; concern. n. reference, concern, gaze, scrutiny, attention, deference, esteem. See relation, vision. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Attention]… …   English dictionary for students

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