noun

regards

rih-GARDZ/rɪɡˈɑrdz/

Polite greetings or good wishes.

The neighbors exchange warm regards across the fence.

Two neighbors exchanging a friendly wave and warm greeting across a garden fence, no speech bubbles.

Etymology

reOld Frenchperhaps adds emphasis

+gardOld Frenchlook, heed

+sEnglishplural

Looking or taking notice, with a possibly intensive prefix, developed into esteem or kindly feeling. The plural expresses that esteem as greetings or good wishes, especially in a letter’s closing.

In context

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Closing such as best regards, sincerely, thanks, and cheers

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More examples

Please give him my regards.
He closed the letter with warm regards.
They asked me to pass along their regards.

Forms

regards

Similar words

greetings: An expression of welcome or acknowledgment.
best wishes: A direct expression of goodwill.