regard (v.) Copy link Outline I. To look at, consider1. intueor, ĭtus sum, 2 (both lit. and fig.2. respĭcio, exi, ectum, 3 (to have a care; be mindful of)3. specto, 1 (to keep in view, esp. as an aim or end; constr. with acc., with or without ad)4. respecto, 1 (rare5. very freq. expr. by rationem habere, v. foll. art. Phr.II. To view in a certain light1. hăbeo, 2 (to hold, account2. dūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to consider, reckon)III. To esteem, valueIV. To have reference to • regard (v.): I. To look at, consider: 1. intueor, ĭtus sum, 2 (both lit. and fig.: constr. with acc., with or without in): to r. the sun steadfastly, acriter oculis solem i., Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 73: a meeting which now r.s you with most bitter feelings, frequentia quae nunc animo te infestissimo i., id. Verr. 5, 55, 144: he r.'d rather that which it was right for him to do, potius quid se facere par esset intuebatur, Nep. Att. 9, 7. 2. respĭcio, exi, ectum, 3 (to have a care; be mindful of): to r. the model which life offers, r. exemplar vitae, Hor. A. P. 317: to r. the wretched husbandmen, r. miseros aratores, Cic. Verr. 3, 10, 26: will you not even then r. yourself? ne tum quidem te respicies? id. Fin. 2, 24, 79. 3. specto, 1 (to keep in view, esp. as an aim or end; constr. with acc., with or without ad): in philosophy it is facts which are r.'d, not words which are weighed, in philosophia res spectatur non verba penduntur, Cic. Or. 16, 51: we ought to r. the things which actually exist in practice and daily life, ad ea quae sunt in usu vitaque communi s. debemus, id. Am. 5, 18. 4. respecto, 1 (rare: in Cic. it means to expect): if the Gods in any-wise r. the good, si qua pios respectant numina, Virg. Aen. 1, 603. 5. very freq. expr. by rationem habere, v. foll. art. Phr.: to r. one's fears rather than one's duty, consulere timori magis quam religioni, Caes. B. C. 1, 67: they r. nothing but the soul, praeter animum nihil curant, Cic. Fin. 4, 14, 36. II. To view in a certain light: 1. hăbeo, 2 (to hold, account: constr. with acc., abl. with pro, or gen. of value): to r. the gods as eternal and happy, h. deos aeternos et beatos, Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 45: to r. anything as a certainty, aliquid pro facto h., id. Att. 13, 1 whose power was highly r.'d in those parts, cujus auctoritas in iis regionibus magni habebatur, Caes. B. G. 4, 21: he r.'d those who were brought back in the light of enemies, reductos in numero hostium habuit, id. ib. 1, 28: to r. anything as a prodigy, aliquid prodigii loco h., Tac. A. 13, 58: v. view. 2. dūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to consider, reckon): innocence began to be r.'d as malevolence, innocentia pro malevolentia duci coepit, Sall. Cat. 12: v. account. Phr.: if they wished him to r. them as exculpated, si sibi purgati esse vellent, Caes. B. G. 1, 28. III. To esteem, value: perh. best expr. by verbs like facio, aestimo, habeo with a gen. or adv. of price or degree: v. respect, esteem. IV. To have reference to: specto, 1: v. relate.