"regardless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ [General-American], /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regardless.wav Forms: more regardless [comparative], most regardless [superlative]
Etymology: From regard + -less. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|regard|-less}} regard + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)
  1. Paying no attention to; ignoring.
    Sense id: en-regardless-en-adj-AefNRxe9
  2. Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless. Synonyms: careless Translations (having no regard): невнимателен (nevnimatelen) (Bulgarian), небрежен (nebrežen) (Bulgarian), nedbající (Czech), ongeacht (Dutch), piittaamaton (Finnish), välinpitämätön (Finnish), rücksichtslos (German), figyelmetlen (Hungarian), érzéketlen (Hungarian), közömbös (Hungarian), irrispettoso (Italian), mākūare (Maori), بھان٘ویں (bhāṉveṉ) (Punjabi), недбайли́вий (nedbajlývyj) (Ukrainian), недба́лий (nedbályj) (Ukrainian), необере́жний (neoberéžnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-regardless-en-adj-8egjqKhx Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 13 41 40 Disambiguation of 'having no regard': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: regardless of

Adverb

IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ [General-American], /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regardless.wav Forms: more regardless [comparative], most regardless [superlative]
Etymology: From regard + -less. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|regard|-less}} regard + -less Head templates: {{en-adv}} regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)
  1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. Related terms: thus, nevertheless Translations (actioned in a way which shows no consideration): malgrat tot (Catalan), desondanks (Dutch), niettemin (Dutch), senrigarde (Esperanto), siitä huolimatta (Finnish), malgré tout (French), malgré cela (French), en dépit de cela (French), quand même (French), trotzdem (German), dennoch (German), mégis (Hungarian), ennek ellenére (Hungarian), ennek dacára (Hungarian), akkor is (Hungarian), ettől függetlenül (Hungarian), azért is (Hungarian), csak azért is (Hungarian), senegarde (Ido), comunque (Italian), in ogni caso (Italian), nonostante (Italian), senza tener conto (Italian), en cualquier caso (Spanish), a pesar de todo (Spanish), ocurra lo que ocurra (Spanish), ändå (Swedish), oavsett (Swedish), trots allt (Swedish), все одно́ (vse odnó) (Ukrainian), усе́ одно́ (usé odnó) (Ukrainian), одна́ково (odnákovo) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-regardless-en-adv-XSCLaIP3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 62 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 19 16 50 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 9 72 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 70 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 77 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 17 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 18 54 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 15 46 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 12 59 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 8 60 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 16 57 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 12 61 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 15 63 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 13 41 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 8 70 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 9 67 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 17 54 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 8 17 54 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 9 70 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 17 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 17 54 20 Synonyms: irregardless, irrespective, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case, regardless, after all, algate [obsolete], always, any road up [British, dialectal], anyhoo, anyhow, anyroad [British, dialectal], anyway, anyways [informal], anywise, anywho, at all events, at any rate, be it what it would [archaic], come what may [idiomatic], hab or nab [obsolete], however [obsolete], in any case, in any event, regardless

Preposition

IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ [General-American], /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regardless.wav
Etymology: From regard + -less. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|regard|-less}} regard + -less Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} regardless, {{en-prep}} regardless
  1. (proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to. Tags: proscribed Synonyms: regardless of [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-regardless-en-prep-BKKX9Pi4 Categories (other): English prepositions, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English prepositions: 12 21 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 13 41 40
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "malgrat tot"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "ettől függetlenül"
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "azért is"
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "csak azért is"
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "nonostante"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "senza tener conto"
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "a pesar de todo"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "ocurra lo que ocurra"
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          "word": "все одно́"
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          "code": "uk",
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          "sense": "actioned in a way which shows no consideration",
          "word": "одна́ково"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "figyelmetlen"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "érzéketlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "közömbös"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "irrispettoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "mākūare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "bhāṉveṉ",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "بھان٘ویں"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedbajlývyj",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "недбайли́вий"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedbályj",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "недба́лий"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neoberéžnyj",
      "sense": "having no regard",
      "word": "необере́жний"
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}

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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Punjabi translations",
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        "(proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to."
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}

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