Meanings
nounbest regards pl (plural only)
- idiomaticpluralplural onlyUsed as a polite closing of a letter
I look forward to finally meeting you in person. Best regards, Peter.
Synonyms: regards, kind regards, kindest regards, best wishes, respectfully, yours sincerely, yours truly, yours faithfully
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed as a polite closing of a letter
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Translations
Arabic مَعَ أَطْيَب التَحْيَات
- مَعَ أَطْيَب التَحْيَات (maʕa ʔaṭyab at-taḥyāt)polite closing of a letter
Brazilian Portuguese atenciosamente, cordialmente
- atenciosamentepolite closing of a letter
- cordialmentepolite closing of a letter
Bulgarian с най-до́бри пожела́ния
- с най-до́бри пожела́ния (s naj-dóbri poželánija)polite closing of a letter
Catalan atentament, respectuosament
- atentamentpolite closing of a letter
- respectuosamentpolite closing of a letter
- cordialmentpolite closing of a letter
Chinese Mandarin 此致敬意, 此致敬禮 /此致敬礼
- 此致敬意 (cǐzhì jìngyì)polite closing of a letter
- 此致敬禮 /此致敬礼 (cǐzhì jìnglǐ)polite closing of a letter
Czech s upřímným pozdravem
- s upřímným pozdravempolite closing of a letter
Danish med venlig hilsen
- med venlig hilsenpolite closing of a letter
Dutch met vriendelijke groeten
- met vriendelijke groetenpolite closing of a letter
Estonian parimate tervitustega
- parimate tervitustegapolite closing of a letter
European Portuguese com os melhores cumprimentos
- com os melhores cumprimentospolite closing of a letter
Finnish parhain terveisin, ystävällisin terveisin
- parhain terveisinpolite closing of a letter
- ystävällisin terveisinpolite closing of a letter
French cordialement, amicalement
- cordialementpolite closing of a letter
- amicalementpolite closing of a letter
German mit freundlichen Grüßen, mit herzlichen Grüßen
- mit freundlichen Grüßenpolite closing of a letter
- mit herzlichen Grüßenpolite closing of a letter
Greek με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς, καλοί σεβασμοί
- με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς (me filikoús chairetismoús)polite closing of a letter
- καλοί σεβασμοί (kaloí sevasmoí)polite closing of a letter
Hungarian szívélyes üdvözlettel, üdvözlettel
- szívélyes üdvözlettelpolite closing of a letter
- üdvözlettelpolite closing of a letter
Icelandic kær kveðja
- kær kveðjapolite closing of a letter
Irish beir bua agus beannacht
- beir bua agus beannachtpolite closing of a letter
Italian distinti saluti, cordiali saluti
- distinti salutipolite closing of a letter
- cordiali salutipolite closing of a letter
Japanese 敬具, 宜しくお願い致します
- 敬具 (keigu)polite closing of a letter
- 宜しくお願い致します (yoroshiku o-negai itashimasu)polite closing of a letter
Korean 안부 인사
- 안부 인사 (anbu insa)polite closing of a letter
Norwegian med vennlig hilsen
- med vennlig hilsenpolite closing of a letter
Persian با احترام
- با احترام (bâ ehterâm)polite closing of a letter
Polish załączam pozdrowienia, z poważaniem
- załączam pozdrowieniapolite closing of a letter
- z poważaniempolite closing of a letter
Romanian toate cele bune
- toate cele bunepolite closing of a letter
Russian с наилу́чшими пожела́ниями, с уваже́нием
- с наилу́чшими пожела́ниями (s nailúčšimi poželánijami)polite closing of a letter
- с уваже́нием (s uvažénijem)polite closing of a letter
Scottish Gaelic le dùrachdan
- le dùrachdanpolite closing of a letter
Slovak s úprimným pozdravom
- s úprimným pozdravompolite closing of a letter
Spanish atentamente, cordialmente
- atentamentepolite closing of a letter
- cordialmentepolite closing of a letter
Swedish med vänliga hälsningar
- med vänliga hälsningarpolite closing of a letter
Thai ขอแสดงความนับถือ
- ขอแสดงความนับถือ (kɔ̌ɔ-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-náp-tʉ̌ʉ)polite closing of a letter
Turkish saygılarımla
- saygılarımlapolite closing of a letter
Welsh dymuniadau gorau, cofion cynnes
- dymuniadau goraupolite closing of a letter
- cofion cynnespolite closing of a letter
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APA
best regards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best%20regards
MLA
“best regards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best%20regards. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “best regards,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/best%20regards.
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