different between regards vs regardless

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??????dz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??????dz/
• Hyphenation: re?gards

Noun

regards

1. plural of regard

Noun

regards

1. (plural only) Good wishes.
   1. A greeting to pass on to another person.

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

   2. (plural only) A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

      Regards, John. Kind regards, Peter.

Translations

Verb

regards

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of regard

Anagrams

• Dragers, graders, red rags, redrags

Cebuano

Etymology

From English regards.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re?gards

Verb

regards

1. to give one's regards

Interjection

regards

1. my regards

French

Pronunciation

Noun

regards m

1. plural of regard

English

Etymology

regard +? -less

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??????d.l?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??????d.l?s/

Adjective

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Having no regard; heedless; careless.
   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat :

     I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

Synonyms

• irregardless, irrespective; See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

• regardless of

Translations

Adverb

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

   Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

Synonyms

• anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case; See also Thesaurus:regardless

Translations

Preposition

regardless

1. (proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to

   Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

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Usage notes

• The phrase 'regardless to' is generally considered incorrect.
• Phrases 'regardless if', 'regardless of if' and 'regardless whether' are generally considered incorrect, with 'regardless of whether' being the preferred wording.