Meanings
preposition
- Regarding; concerning; pertaining to; with reference to.
Synonyms: as regards
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionRegarding; concerning; pertaining to; with reference to.
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prepositionOn account of; by reason of; because of.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 關於 /关于
- 關於 /关于 (guānyú)pertaining to
Dutch ten opzichte van, met betrekking tot
- ten opzichte vanpertaining to
- met betrekking totpertaining to
Finnish suhteen, suhteessa
- suhteenpertaining to
- suhteessapertaining to
- liittyenpertaining to
French quant à
- quant àpertaining to
German in Bezug auf, bezüglich
- in Bezug aufpertaining to
- bezüglichpertaining to
Hungarian szerint, megfelelően
- szerintpertaining to
- megfelelőenpertaining to
Latin ab, a
- abpertaining to
- apertaining to
Polish w odniesieniu do
- w odniesieniu dopertaining to
Romanian cu privire la, în ceea ce privește
- cu privire lapertaining to
- în ceea ce priveștepertaining to
- în raport cupertaining to
Russian что каса́ется, относи́тельно
- что каса́ется (što kasájetsja)pertaining to
- относи́тельно (otnosítelʹno)pertaining to
- каса́тельно (kasátelʹno)pertaining to
Scottish Gaelic a thaobh
- a thaobhpertaining to
Spanish en cuanto a
- en cuanto apertaining to
Cite this entry
APA
in respect of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20respect%20of
MLA
“in respect of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20respect%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in respect of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20respect%20of.
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