"Regardless of the fact that it doesn't have enough wingspan to lift its pudgy body, the bumblebee flies.

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Regardless (adverb)


Definition: In spite of everything; unmindful; careless (adjective).

Usage: In American speech, this word is so often abused that it tops many people's "Pet Peeves" list. The abuse is using "irregardless" in its stead, probably a blend of "irrespective" and "regardless." "Irregardless" has no legitimate antecedents in etymology (unlike the word "ain't"—see "'Ain't' isn't a Four-Letter Word" in the YDC library). It is merely a sloppy twentieth-century blending of two words similar in sound and meaning that continues to slink about the language. Use "regardless" or "irrespective"—don't combine them!

Suggested Usage: Here is how to use the word in biology: "Regardless of the fact that it doesn't have enough wingspan to lift its pudgy body, the bumblebee flies." Don't forget it functions as sentential adverb, too: "Emma says that she understands everyone's scheduling problems; regardless, she's going to put the meeting on today's agenda."

Etymology: From Old French regarder, re [intensifier] + garder "to guard" which comes from "guard," borrowed from the Germanic ancestor of English "ward" ("gu" was the closest match to Germanic "w" found in French at the time).
–Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com

Strong's H5337 - natsal

1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder

a) (Niphal)

1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself

2) to be torn out or away, be delivered

b) (Piel)

1) to strip off, spoil

2) to deliver

c) (Hiphil)

1) to take away, snatch away

2) to rescue, recover

3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)

4) to deliver from sin and guilt

d) (Hophal) to be plucked out

e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself