regarding

UK: rɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ | US: rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ

Definition

  1. prep. in relation to; concerning

  2. prep. with respect to

Structure
regard <to look, consider>ing <present participle suffix>
Etymology

The word "regarding" originates from the Old French "regarder," meaning "to look at" or "to consider," which itself comes from "re-" (expressing intensive force) + "garder" (to guard or watch). Over time, "regard" evolved in English to mean "consideration" or "attention," and the present participle form "regarding" took on its modern prepositional sense of "concerning" or "with respect to."

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