how to pronounce regardless

/ɹəˈɡɑːɹdləs/

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regardless is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of regardless in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the domain of all mankind regardless of …”

meanings of regardless

adjective:

Having no regard; heedless; careless.

adverb:

Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

preposition:

Paying no attention to; regardless of.

regardless frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word regardless occurs in english on average 37.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics regardless can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that regardless can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;