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Especially vs Regarding - What's the difference?

especially | regarding |

As an adverb especially

is (lb) in a special manner; specially.

As a verb regarding is

.

As a preposition regarding is

concerning, respecting.

As a noun regarding is

the act by which something is regarded or observed.

especially

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (lb) In a special manner; specially.
  • (lb) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
  • *
  • *:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
  • (lb) (Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something).
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  • *
  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
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  • *:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.

    • Related terms

    * especial * special * specialist * specialty

    See also

    * esp

    Statistics

    * English focus adverbs English manner adverbs

    regarding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Concerning, respecting.

    • Related terms

    * with respect to

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is regarded or observed.
  • * Pope Gregory I, Morals on the Book of Job
    • God Invisible by the assumption of His Manhood was laid open to the regardings of our sight.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

    • Anagrams

    * English prepositions