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# regardless

«regardless» in Mova's school dictionary: **without paying attention to problems, warnings or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (regardless); used in regardless of

### meaning for a pupil

1) Regardless means without paying attention to problems, warnings or difficulties; anyway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#m1)

2) Regardless of something means without being affected by it, as in «everyone is welcome regardless of age». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and citizenship, people should be treated fairly regardless of race, religion or gender. In stories, a character carries on regardless of danger. In maths, some rules work regardless of the numbers chosen. Phrases: «regardless of», «carry on regardless».

### examples

- Everyone can join the club regardless of age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x1)
- It was raining, but we went to the beach regardless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x2)
- The rules apply to everyone, regardless of who they are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x3)
- He kept running regardless of the pain in his leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x4)
- Regardless of the order you add numbers, the total is the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x5)
- She treated everyone kindly, regardless of what they could give her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x6)
- When Odysseus heard from Eurylochus of the terrible fate which had befallen his companions he set out, regardless of personal danger, resolved to make an effort to rescue them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/#x7)

### note

Trap: «irregardless» is a common mistake; the correct word is «regardless». Regardless of = no matter. Maths: addition gives the same answer regardless of order (3 + 5 = 5 + 3), but subtraction does not.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «regardless» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.