Phrase guide

best regards

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Used as a polite closing of a letter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

  • I look forward to finally meeting you in person. Best regards, Peter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: të fala — polite closing of a letter
  • Arabic: مَعَ أَطْيَب التَحْيَات (maʕa ʔaṭyab at-taḥyāt) — polite closing of a letter
  • Bulgarian: с най-до́бри пожела́ния (s naj-dóbri poželánija) — polite closing of a letter
  • Catalan: atentament — polite closing of a letter
  • Catalan: respectuosament — polite closing of a letter
  • Catalan: cordialment — polite closing of a letter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 此致敬意 (cǐzhì jìngyì) — polite closing of a letter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 此致敬禮 /此致敬礼 (cǐzhì jìnglǐ) — polite closing of a letter
  • Czech: s upřímným pozdravem — polite closing of a letter
  • Danish: med venlig hilsen — polite closing of a letter
  • Dutch: met vriendelijke groeten — polite closing of a letter
  • Estonian: parimate tervitustega — polite closing of a letter
  • Finnish: parhain terveisin — polite closing of a letter
  • Finnish: ystävällisin terveisin — polite closing of a letter
  • French: cordialement — polite closing of a letter
  • French: amicalement — polite closing of a letter
  • Georgian: კეთილი სურვილებით (ḳetili survilebit) — polite closing of a letter
  • Georgian: პატივისცემით (ṗaṭiviscemit) — polite closing of a letter
  • German: mit freundlichen Grüßen — polite closing of a letter
  • German: mit herzlichen Grüßen — polite closing of a letter
  • Greek: με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς (me filikoús chairetismoús) — polite closing of a letter
  • Greek: καλοί σεβασμοί (kaloí sevasmoí) — polite closing of a letter
  • Greenlandic: inussiarnersumik inuulluaqqusillunga — polite closing of a letter
  • Hungarian: szívélyes üdvözlettel — polite closing of a letter
  • Hungarian: üdvözlettel — polite closing of a letter
  • Icelandic: kær kveðja — polite closing of a letter
  • Irish: beir bua agus beannacht — polite closing of a letter
  • Italian: distinti saluti — polite closing of a letter
  • Italian: cordiali saluti — polite closing of a letter
  • Japanese: 敬具 (keigu) — polite closing of a letter
  • Japanese: 宜しくお願い致します (yoroshiku o-negai itashimasu) — polite closing of a letter
  • Korean: 안부 인사 (anbu insa) — polite closing of a letter
  • Macedonian: срдечни поздрави (srdečni pozdravi) — polite closing of a letter
  • Navajo: yáʼátʼéehgo nichʼoh haʼníi leʼ — polite closing of a letter
  • Norwegian: med vennlig hilsen — polite closing of a letter
  • Persian: با احترام (bâ ehterâm) — polite closing of a letter
  • Polish: załączam pozdrowienia — polite closing of a letter
  • Polish: z poważaniem — polite closing of a letter
  • Brazilian Portuguese: atenciosamente — polite closing of a letter
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cordialmente — polite closing of a letter
  • European Portuguese: com os melhores cumprimentos — polite closing of a letter
  • Romanian: toate cele bune — polite closing of a letter
  • Russian: с наилу́чшими пожела́ниями (s nailúčšimi poželánijami) — polite closing of a letter
  • Russian: с уваже́нием (s uvažénijem) — polite closing of a letter
  • Scottish Gaelic: le dùrachdan — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: с поштовањем — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: срдачни поздрави — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: уз срдачне поздраве — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: s poštovanjem — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: srdačni pozdravi — polite closing of a letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: uz srdačne pozdrave — polite closing of a letter
  • Slovak: s úprimným pozdravom — polite closing of a letter
  • Slovene: lep pozdrav — polite closing of a letter
  • Spanish: atentamente — polite closing of a letter
  • Spanish: cordialmente — polite closing of a letter
  • Swedish: med vänliga hälsningar — polite closing of a letter
  • Thai: ขอแสดงความนับถือ (kɔ̌ɔ-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-náp-tʉ̌ʉ) — polite closing of a letter
  • Turkish: saygılarımla — polite closing of a letter
  • Welsh: dymuniadau gorau — polite closing of a letter
  • Welsh: cofion cynnes — polite closing of a letter