regards

Meanings

1. 1nounpluralformal

   Polite, friendly wishes sent to someone, often in the closing of a letter or message.

   Grammar: Always plural here: give my regards to your mother.

   Patterns

   • give my regards to someone
   • send regards to someone

   Please give my regards to your parents.

   He sent his regards from Paris.

   Kind regards, Maria.

2. 2verbtransitive

   Third person singular of regard: to think of someone or something in a particular way.

   Grammar: Often followed by as: she regards him as a mentor.

   Patterns

   • regard someone as something
   • regard something with something

   She regards honesty as the most important quality in a friend.

   The town regards the old bridge with great pride.

   He regards the whole idea as a waste of time.

3. 3nounusually pluralformal

   Respect or care for someone or something, in the phrases with regard to and in this regard.

   Grammar: As regards is a formal way to mean concerning.

   Patterns

   • as regards something

   As regards the budget, we have nothing new to report.

   There are no problems as regards safety.

Common combinations

best regards

Best regards, Tom.

kind regards

Kind regards, and thank you for your help.

warm regards

Warm regards to you and your family.

give my regards to

Give my regards to everyone at the office.

as regards

As regards your request, we are looking into it.

Synonyms and how they differ

greetings

Greetings is warmer and more general, while regards is a polite, slightly formal closing.

best wishes

Best wishes sounds a bit warmer and is often used for events like birthdays, while regards is for ordinary correspondence.

respects

Respects is more formal and used for honoring someone, like paying respects.

concerning

For the as regards sense, concerning is plainer and is a preposition.

Word family

regard verb

to consider or look at

regarding preposition

about; concerning

regardless adjective

without caring about; despite

disregard verb

to ignore

Commonly confused: regards or regard?

Practice

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