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regarding
verb
present
participle
of
regard
:
looking
at
or
thinking
about
someone
or
something
in
a
particular
way
•
She
stood
in
the
gallery
,
regarding
the
painting
with
admiration
.
She
stood
in
the
gallery
,
regarding
the
painting
with
admiration
.
•
The
cat
sat
on
the
windowsill
,
regarding
the
birds
outside
.
The
cat
sat
on
the
windowsill
,
regarding
the
birds
outside
.
From
Middle
English
‘
regarden
’,
from
Old
French
‘
regarder
’,
meaning
“
to
look
back
,
pay
attention
.”
regard
verb
to
think
about
someone
or
something
in
a
particular
way
;
to
consider
or
judge
•
Many
people
regard
honesty
as
the
most
important
quality
in
a
friend
.
Many
people
regard
honesty
as
the
most
important
quality
in
a
friend
.
•
The
students
regarded
their
teacher
as
a
role
model
.
The
students
regarded
their
teacher
as
a
role
model
.
From
Old
French
regarder
,
from
re-
“
again
”
+
garder
“
to
watch
”.
The
sense
of
“
consider
,
think
of
”
developed
in
Middle
English
.
verb
(
formal
or
literary
)
to
look
at
someone
or
something
carefully
or
thoughtfully
•
The
old
painter
stood
back
and
regarded
his
canvas
in
silence
.
The
old
painter
stood
back
and
regarded
his
canvas
in
silence
.
•
The
guard
regarded
the
visitor
suspiciously
as
she
approached
the
gate
.
The
guard
regarded
the
visitor
suspiciously
as
she
approached
the
gate
.
Same
Old
French
origin
as
the
primary
verb
sense
,
originally
meaning
“
to
look
at
again
”.