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in regard

in regard conjunction: since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering.

Conjunction

in regard

  1. (obsolete) since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering.
    • I cannot say that I ever saw an adder, in regard there are none in these parts.
    • Yet, in regard they substance passeth his,
      ⁠And that iust guerdon may befall desert,<br?⁠To him we yeeld the armour of the prince.
      ⁠How likes don Balthazar of this deuice?1587, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie

Synonyms of in regard

Origin of in regard

Probably an elision of "in regard that".

Questions about in regard

What does in regard mean?
In regard means since; because; inasmuch as; considering that; considering.
What part of speech is in regard?
In regard is a conjunction.

Words near in regard in the dictionary

  1. in reality
  2. in reason
  3. in recent memory
  4. in record time
  5. in reference to
  6. in regard
  7. in regard of
  8. in regard to
  9. in regards to
  10. in relation to
  11. in rem

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