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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “regarding”

“regarding” is pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ (ri-GAHR-ding) in American English and /ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ar”.
The sound

Say “regarding” in 3 beats

Say it like this

regarding

/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. regɹɪ
  2. arɡɑɹstress
  3. dingdɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/
Respelling
ri-GAHR-ding
Syllables
3 — reg-AR-ding
Stress
Stress the second syllable: reg-AR-ding. “ar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/

British

/ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “regarding” means

  1. verb

    deem to be

    “She views this quite differently from me”

  2. verb

    look at attentively

  3. verb

    connect closely and often incriminatingly

    “This new ruling affects your business”

Say it in a sentence

“Regarding the hedge, we have agreed to cut it together.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ɪshort i×2ɡgɑahddŋng

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Questions

“regarding”, answered

How do you pronounce “regarding”?

“regarding” is pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ (ri-GAHR-ding) in American English and /ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ar”. Build it as reg-AR-ding, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “regarding” have?

3: reg · ar · ding. The beat lands on the second, “ar”.

Is “regarding” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ (ri-GAHR-ding); British English says /ɹɪɡɑːdɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “regarding” mean?

As a verb: deem to be For example: “She views this quite differently from me” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “regarding”?

Stress the second syllable: reg-AR-ding. “ar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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