prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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prep
Meaning 1
Regarding; about; concerning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I can't teach that class today: I'm sick. As for the rest of the teachers, they are still on leave.
As for you, we believe in you.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَمَّا ... فَـ
(ʔammā ... fa-)
— regarding; about
Azerbaijani:
o ki, qaldı
— regarding; about
Catalan:
quant a
— regarding; about
Catalan:
pel que fa a
— regarding; about
Chinese Mandarin:
至於 /至于
(zhìyú)
— regarding; about
Chinese Mandarin:
關於 /关于
(guānyú)
— regarding; about
Czech:
pokud jde o
— regarding; about
Danish:
hvad angår
— regarding; about
Danish:
vedrørende
— regarding; about
Dutch:
wat betreft
— regarding; about
Dutch:
wat ... betreft
— regarding; about
Finnish:
mitä tulee
— regarding; about
French:
quant à
— regarding; about
French:
pour
— regarding; about
French:
concernant
— regarding; about
German:
was ... angeht
— regarding; about
German:
was ... betrifft
— regarding; about
Hebrew:
בְּנוֹגֵעַ לְ־
(b'nogéa' l'-)
— regarding; about
Hindi:
... तो
— regarding; about
Hungarian:
ami ...-t illeti
— regarding; about
Indonesian:
adapun
— regarding; about
Irish:
maidir le
— regarding; about
Irish:
i dtaca le
— regarding; about
Italian:
quanto a
— regarding; about
Italian:
in quanto a
— regarding; about
Japanese:
...として
(...toshite)
— regarding; about
Khmer:
រីឯ
(rii ʼae)
— regarding; about
Norwegian Bokmål:
hva angår
— regarding; about
Norwegian Bokmål:
når det gjelder
— regarding; about
Norwegian Bokmål:
hva gjelder
— regarding; about
Polish:
jeśli chodzi o
— regarding; about
Polish:
co do
— regarding; about
Portuguese:
quanto a
— regarding; about
Romanian:
cât despre
— regarding; about
Russian:
что каса́ется
(što kasájetsja)
— regarding; about
Spanish:
en cuanto a
— regarding; about
Spanish:
cuanto a
— regarding; about
Spanish:
en lo tocante a
— regarding; about
Spanish:
tocante a
— regarding; about
Spanish:
en / con / por lo que respecta a
— regarding; about
