Regard and Wish

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Regard noun - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.

Usage example: give him my kind regards

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Wish is a synonym for regard. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead the word "Regard" as a noun or a verb.

Wish noun - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.

Usage example: my best wishes

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Regard is a synonym for wish. Sometimes you can use "Regard" instead the word "Wish" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

good	good regard	good wish
special	special regard	special wish
better	better regard	better wish
similar	similar regard	similar wish
Other adjectives: specific, genuine, single, small, actual, real, little, main, personal, ultimate, apparent, last, several.

person	regard person	wish person
life	regard life	wish life
work	regard work	wish work
people	regard people	wish people
Other words: fantasy, death, way, world, story, song, war, anyone, everyone, humans.

Scary Black Man: Many in the U.S., primarily slaveholders and would-be slaveholders, regard Arkansas Army as this and/or wish to convince everyone else of it.

Source: Literature / Trail of Glory
As a Grey Warden, you have a right to recruit anyone you wish without regard for local laws.

Source: Recruiting the Criminal
While the villain may wish to destroy humanity for what they regard as noble or important ends, this fellow is ultimately driven by pure misanthropy and his own misery.

Source: Put Them All Out of My Misery

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