Basic Details
Word: Regarding
Part of Speech: Preposition
Meaning: About or concerning. It is used to say what a letter, talk or question is about.
Synonyms: about, concerning, on, with respect to
How to Spell Regarding
Syllables: re - gard - ing
Tricky part: As with regarded, the hard g tempts students to add a u. The middle part is gard, and only one d comes before ing.
Watch out for: reguarding, regardding, regaurding
Memory tip: Split it as re + gard + ing. The middle part rhymes with card and is spelt the same way, -ard.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Papa received a letter regarding the new water connection.
Example 2: Do you have any questions regarding the field trip?
Example 3: The principal made an announcement regarding sports day timings.
Fun Fact
Regarding belongs to a small group of English prepositions that grew out of -ing verbs; concerning, considering and following are others.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word regarding as used in the sentence:
The class teacher sent a note regarding the change in exam dates.
a) without
b) despite
c) against
d) concerning
Show answer
d) concerning. A note regarding the exam dates is a note about them, and concerning means about.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The two neighbours argued for an hour nidggarer the parking space.
a) rewarding
b) guarding
c) regarding
d) gardening
Show answer
c) regarding. Rewarding needs a w and guarding a u, and gardening has two n's but only one r; the sentence also needs a word meaning about.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
reggarding
a) g
b) n
c) d
d) r
Show answer
a) g. Re joins gard directly, so only one g follows the e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Regarding is used to ____.
a) join two adjectives
b) show when something happened
c) introduce what something is about
d) show who owns something
Show answer
c) introduce what something is about
2. Which part of speech is regarding in 'a meeting regarding fees'?
a) preposition
b) adjective
c) pronoun
d) noun
Show answer
a) preposition
