Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regarded

/ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: re-gard-ed
IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of regard

adj

Filter-avoidance spelling of retarded.

Example Sentences

"Don't listen to them they're regarded"
"Statists are very regarded"
"Can the mods step up and remove these garbage "pls gib MG2 discord :)" posts? Every other post to this subreddit is literally that, and it's getting kinda regarded."
"45k as a certified electrician? Where, rural Africa? I work in Indiana, get paid less than I would at most places, and still make way more than that. OP is regarded."
"He makes it hard to be a bull right now. For the first and probably only time, I hope and think maybe he's right 👀. Or I'm regarded and now we will see a huge bear market."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/
British English: /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/

Inflected Forms

more regarded (comparative) most regarded (superlative)

Derived Forms

overregarded unregarded

Phrases

well-regarded r-slurred

Frequently Paired Words

rarted regard r-slurred

Rhymes With

retarded discarded bombarded disregarded unguarded carded larded

Questions

How do you pronounce regarded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/.
What does regarded mean?: simple past and past participle of regard
Where does regarded come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce regarded

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