Regard

rē-gärd′, v.t. to observe particularly: to hold in respect or affection: to pay attention to: to care for: to keep or observe: to esteem: to consider as important or valuable: to have respect or relation to.— n. ( orig. ) look, gaze: attention with interest: observation: respect: affection: repute: relation: reference: ( pl. ) good wishes.— adjs. Regar′dable ; Regar′dant , looking to: ( her. ) looking behind or backward.— n. Regar′der .— adj. Regard′ful , full of regard: taking notice: heedful: attentive.— adv. Regard′fully .— n. Regard′fulne .— prep. Regar′ding , respecting, concerning.— adj. Regard′le , without regard: not attending: negligent: heedle .— adv. Regard′le ly .— ns. Regard′le ne ; Regard′-ring , a ring set with stones whose initial letters make the word regard , as r uby, e merald, g arnet, a methyst, r uby, d iamond.— As regards , with regard to; In regard of , in view of; In this regard , in this respect. [Fr. regarder — re- , again, garder , to keep.]