regardless

English

Etymology

regard +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/

Adjective

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Having no regard; heedless; careless.
   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 15:

     Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience.

   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat :

     I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

Synonyms

• irregardless, irrespective; See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

• regardless of

Translations

having no regard

• Czech: nedbající
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Finnish: piittaamaton (fi), välinpitämätön (fi)
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• Hungarian: figyelmetlen (hu), érzéketlen (hu), közömbös (hu)
• Maori: mākūare

Adverb

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

   Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

Synonyms

• anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case; See also Thesaurus:regardless

Translations

actioned in a way which shows no consideration

• Catalan: malgrat tot
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Esperanto: senrigarde
• Finnish: siitä huolimatta
• French: malgré tout (fr), malgré cela, en dépit de cela
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• Hungarian: mégis (hu), ennek ellenére (hu), ennek dacára, akkor is, ettől függetlenül, azért is, csak azért is
• Ido: senegarde
• Italian: comunque (it), in ogni caso
• Spanish: en cualquier caso
• Swedish: ändå (sv), oavsett (sv), trots allt

Preposition

regardless

1. Paying no attention to; regardless of.

   Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.

Translations

paying no attention to

• Arabic: دُونَ اَلاِهْتِمَام بِـ (dūna l-ihtimām bi-)

  Egyptian Arabic: بغض النظر عن (beḡaḍ en-naẓar ʿann)

• Azerbaijani: asılı olmayaraq
• Czech: bez ohledu na
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Finnish: riippumatta (fi), huolimatta (fi), katsomatta
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• French: quelle que soit (fr), quel que soit (fr)
• German: ungeachtet (de)
• Hungarian: függetlenül (hu), tekintet nélkül
• Portuguese: apesar de (pt), independente de

Usage notes

• Phrases such as 'regardless if' and 'regardless to' are generally considered incorrect.