English verb: regard as | |||
| 1. | regard as (cognition) look on as or consider | ||
| Samples | She looked on this affair as a joke. He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician. He is reputed to be intelligent. | ||
| Synonyms | esteem, look on, look upon, repute, take to be, think of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||