Regardless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡˈɑːdləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡˈɑːdləs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs/.

Examples

careless of the consequences
crushing the blooms with regardless tread
he carried on regardless of the difficulties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disregardless irrespective disregarding no matter careless

Parts of Speech

adjective	(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration “careless of the consequences”
adverb	in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks “he carried on regardless of the difficulties”

Word Forms

carelessness

noun

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

egal

(normalerweise gefolgt von „von“) ohne gebührende Überlegung oder Überlegung

🇫🇷French

indépendamment de

(généralement suivi de « de ») sans réflexion ni considération appropriée

🇪🇸Spanish

a pesar de todo

(normalmente seguido de "de") sin el debido pensamiento o consideración

🇮🇹Italian

indipendentemente

(solitamente seguito da "di") senza la dovuta riflessione o considerazione

🇳🇱Dutch

achteloos

(meestal gevolgd door `van') zonder de nodige aandacht of overweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem considerar

(geralmente seguido por 'of') sem a devida reflexão ou consideração

🇷🇺Russian

несмотря ни на что

(обычно за которым следует «из») без должного размышления или рассмотрения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्यान दिए बगैर

(आमतौर पर 'का' के बाद) बिना उचित विचार या विचार के

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বিশেষে

(সাধারণত 'অফ' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) যথাযথ চিন্তা বা বিবেচনা ছাড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருட்படுத்தாமல்

(பொதுவாக `of' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) சரியான சிந்தனை அல்லது கருத்தில் கொள்ளாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంబంధం లేకుండా

(సాధారణంగా `యొక్క' తర్వాత) తగిన ఆలోచన లేదా పరిశీలన లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्वा न करता

(सामान्यतः `चे' नंतर) योग्य विचार किंवा विचार न करता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુલક્ષીને

(સામાન્ય રીતે `ઓફ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) યોગ્ય વિચાર અથવા વિચારણા વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ `ಆಫ್' ನಂತರ) ಸರಿಯಾದ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಗಣನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഗണിക്കാതെ

(സാധാരണയായി `ഓഫ്' എന്നതിന് ശേഷം) ശരിയായ ചിന്തയോ പരിഗണനയോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਵਾਹ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ 'ਦੇ' ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ) ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

قطع نظر

(عام طور پر 'کے' کے بعد) بغیر کسی مناسب سوچ یا غور کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不管

（通常后跟“of”）没有经过适当的思考或考虑

🇯🇵Japanese

関係なく

(通常、その後に 'of' が続きます) 十分な検討も考慮もせずに

🇰🇷Korean

~에 관계없이

(보통 'of'가 뒤따름) 적절한 생각이나 고려 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất kể

(thường theo sau là `of') mà không có sự suy nghĩ hoặc cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

โดยไม่คำนึงถึง

(มักจะตามด้วย `ของ') โดยไม่ต้องคิดหรือพิจารณาอย่างถี่ถ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa memedulikan

(biasanya diikuti dengan `of') tanpa pemikiran atau pertimbangan yang matang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi alintana

(karaniwang sinusundan ng `ng') nang walang angkop na pag-iisip o pagsasaalang-alang

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa mengira

(biasanya diikuti dengan `of') tanpa pemikiran atau pertimbangan yang sewajarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يغض النظر

(يتبعها عادة "من") دون التفكير أو الاعتبار الواجب

🇮🇷Persian

بدون توجه به

(معمولاً «از» به دنبال آن) بدون فکر یا ملاحظه

🇹🇷Turkish

ne olursa olsun

(genellikle ardından 'of' gelir) yeterince düşünmeden veya dikkate almadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלי קשר

(בדרך כלל אחריו 'של') ללא מחשבה או שיקול דעת ראוי

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