As regards

Synonyms for as regards
prep in respect of

about
against
concerning

regarding
respecting
touching

toward
as for
as to

on the subject of
with reference to
with respect to

Synonyms
prep having to do with

respecting
regarding
touching
about

apropos of
anent
germane to
in regard to

in the matter of
pertaining to
re
relating to

relevant to
with reference to
with regard to

Synonyms
prep from

about
concerning
like
regarding
showing
belonging to
appertaining to
appropriate to

as concerns
attributed to
away from
based on
characterized by
coming from
connected with
consisting of

containing
epithetical
going from
in reference to
in regard to
made from
out from
out of

peculiar to
pertaining to
proceeding from
referring to
related to

Synonyms
adj concerning

respecting
about

as to
in regard to

in relation to
with reference to

with regard to
with respect to

Usage Notes

As a conjunction, one sense of as is “because”: As she was bored, Sue left the room. As also has an equally common use in the sense “while, when”: As the parade passed by, the crowd cheered and applauded. These two senses sometimes result in ambiguity: As the gates were closed, he walked away. (When? Because?) As … as is standard in both positive and negative constructions: The fleet was as widely scattered then as it had been at the start of the conflict. Foreign service is not as attractive as it once was. So … as is sometimes used in negative constructions (… not so attractive as it once was) and in questions (“What is so rare as a day in June?”). The phrase as far as generally introduces a clause: As far as money is concerned, the council has exhausted all its resources. In some informal speech and writing, as far as is treated as a preposition and followed only by an object: As far as money, the council has exhausted all its resources. As to as a compound preposition has long been standard though occasionally criticized as a vague substitute for about, of, on, or concerning: We were undecided as to our destination. As to sometimes occurs at the beginning of a sentence, where it introduces an element that would otherwise have less emphasis: As to his salary, that too will be reviewed. As to what and as to whether are sometimes considered redundant but have long been standard: an argument as to what department was responsible. See also all, because, farther, like1, so1.