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regards

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡɑːdz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dz
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 G AA1 R D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of regard

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Good wishes.

A greeting to pass on to another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • Give my regards to your brother when you next see him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Good wishes.

A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • Regards, John. Kind regards, Peter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of regard

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَحِيَّة (taḥiyya) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Belarusian: прывіта́нне (pryvitánnje) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Belarusian: віта́нне (vitánnje) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Belarusian: прыве́т (pryvjét) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Catalan: records — greeting to pass to another person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 問候 /问候 (wènhòu) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Dutch: groeten pl or groetjes — greeting to pass to another person
  • Finnish: terveiset — greeting to pass to another person
  • French: respects — greeting to pass to another person
  • Galician: saúdos — greeting to pass to another person
  • German: Gruß — greeting to pass to another person
  • German: Grüße — greeting to pass to another person
  • Hebrew: דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם (drishát shalóm) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Hungarian: üdvözlet — greeting to pass to another person
  • Hungarian: jókívánságok — greeting to pass to another person
  • Icelandic: kveðja — greeting to pass to another person
  • Japanese: よろしく (yoroshiku) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Korean: 안부 (anbu) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hilsen — greeting to pass to another person
  • Persian: ملاحظات — greeting to pass to another person
  • Persian: سلام (salâm) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Polish: pozdrowienia — greeting to pass to another person
  • Portuguese: lembranças — greeting to pass to another person
  • Russian: приве́т (privét) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Russian: покло́н (poklón) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Russian: приве́тствие (privétstvije) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Spanish: saludos — greeting to pass to another person
  • Swedish: hälsningar — greeting to pass to another person
  • Ukrainian: віта́ння (vitánnja) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Ukrainian: приві́т (pryvít) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Ukrainian: привіта́ння (pryvitánnja) — greeting to pass to another person
  • Arabic: مَعَ تَحِيَّاتِي (maʕa taḥiyyātī) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Arabic: مَعَ تَمَنِّيَّاتِي (maʕa tamanniyyātī) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祝好 (zhù hǎo) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Danish: hilsen — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Dutch: groeten pl or groetjes — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Finnish: terveisin — greeting at the end of a letter
  • French: cordialement — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Georgian: საუკეთესო სურვილებით (sauḳeteso survilebit) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • German: mit freundlichen Grüßen — greeting at the end of a letter
  • German: viele Grüße — greeting at the end of a letter
  • German: beste Grüße — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Greek: χαιρετισμούς (chairetismoús) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Hebrew: בברכה (biv'rakhá) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Hungarian: üdvözlettel — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Hungarian: tisztelettel — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Hungarian: szívélyes üdvözlettel — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Icelandic: kveðja — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Italian: cordiali saluti — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Japanese: よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Japanese: よろしく (yoroshiku) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hilsen — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Polish: pozdrawiam — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Portuguese: cordialmente — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Portuguese: com apreço — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Russian: всех благ (vsex blag) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Russian: всего́ до́брого (vsevó dóbrovo) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Russian: всего́ хоро́шего (vsevó xoróševo) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Russian: с тёплыми пожела́ниями (s tjóplymi poželánijami) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Russian: с наилу́чшими пожела́ниями (s nailúčšimi poželánijami) — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Slovak: s pozdravom — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Spanish: saludos — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Spanish: saludos cordiales — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Spanish: cordialmente — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Spanish: saludos cariñosos — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Swedish: hälsningar — greeting at the end of a letter
  • Thai: ขอแสดงความนับถือ (kɔ̌ɔ-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-náp-tʉ̌ʉ) — greeting at the end of a letter
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