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Definition

regard verb

/rɪˈgɑːd/US pronunciation symbol/-ˈgɑːrd/ v [T usually + adverb or preposition]
to consider or have an opinion about something or someone
Local people regard this idea of a motorway through their village with horror.
Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.
formal to look carefully at something or someone
The bird regarded me with suspicion as I walked up to its nest.

as regards

formal
in connection with
There is no problem as regards the financial arrangements.

(Definition of regard verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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