regardless of

regardless of
preposition Date: 1784 without taking into account <
accepts all regardless of age
>
; also in spite of <
regardless of our mistakes
>

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  • regardless of — (something) without being influenced by something. We treat everyone equally, regardless of what their language is, regardless of their skin color or background. Usage notes: sometimes spoken as irregardless of, which is not considered standard… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • regardless — ☆ regardless [ri gärd′lis] adj. without regard; heedless; unmindful; careless adv. Informal without regard for, or in spite of, objections, difficulties, etc.; anyway without regard for, or in spite of, objections, difficulties, etc.; anyway… …   English World dictionary

  • regardless — indifferent, 1590s, from REGARD (Cf. regard) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Eliptical for “regardless of consequences, expenses, etc.,” from 1872 …   Etymology dictionary

  • regardless — [adj] indifferent, unconcerned behindhand, blind, careless, coarse, crude, deaf, delinquent, derelict, disregarding, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, insensitive, lax, listless, mindless, neglectful, negligent, nonobservant,… …   New thesaurus

  • regardless of — ► regardless of without regard for. Main Entry: ↑regardless …   English terms dictionary

  • regardless — I adverb albeit, all the same, although, anyhow, anyway, anywise, at any rate, by any means, despite, even though, however, in any case, in any event, in spite of, incuriosus, irrespective of, neglegens, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding …   Law dictionary

  • regardless of — index irrespective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • regardless of — IRRESPECTIVE OF, without regard to, without reference to, disregarding, without consideration of, discounting, ignoring, notwithstanding, no matter; informal irregardless of. → regardless * * * preposition : without taking into account : in spite …   Useful english dictionary

  • regardless — re|gard|less [ rı gardləs ] adverb ** without being affected or influenced by something: It seemed like an impossible task at times, but we went on, regardless. regardless of without being affected or influenced by anything else that happens or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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