Regardless Meaning
/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advWithout attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
advAnyway; irrespective of what has just been said.
Sentence Examples
Regardless of the amount, Brian wants the correct, entire amount by next week.
Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability.
The weather was terrible but we carried on regardless.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He acted ____, completely ignoring all warnings and advice from his friends.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She pressed on with the project ____ of the obstacles that kept appearing along the way.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English regard Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English regardless From regard + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hippolita, ſcarce more alive than her daughter, was regardleſs of every thing but her: but when the tender Iſabella’s care would have likewiſe removed her, while the ſurgeons examined Matilda’s wound, ſhe cried, remove me! never! never! I lived but in her, and will expire with her."
— 1764 December 24 (indicated as 1765), Onuphrio Muralto, translated by William Marshal [pseudonyms; Horace Walpole], chapter V, in The Castle of Otranto, […], London: […] Tho[mas] Lownds […], →OCLC, pages 190–191:
"The beloved “oof” sound Roblox players — and gamers regardless of what they play — has become a huge meme in the community."
— 2022 July 27, Eleni Thomas, “Roblox is removing iconic “oof” sound after copyright issues”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2022:
"Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience."
— 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 279:
"I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others."
— 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He acted ____, completely ignoring all warnings and advice from his friends.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She pressed on with the project ____ of the obstacles that kept appearing along the way.