Regarding
//ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ// noun, prep, verb
noun, prep, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is regarded or observed.
"[…] God Invisible by the assumption of His Manhood was laid open to the regardings of our sight."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of regard form-of, gerund, participle, present
Preposition
- 1 Concerning, respecting.
"Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011)."
Example
More examples"Your advice has helped me see the light regarding my future."
Etymology
By surface analysis, regard + -ing.
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