Give my regards meaning
To āgive [someone] your regardsā or āsend [someone] your regardsā means to tell that person you say hello, in a formal way.
It shows you are passing on a positive attitude towards them, that you remembered them or that youāre sending them greetings.
When you give your regards, you always do this via another (third) person who is not there, so you tell them to give someone else your regards.
- John: How is Anne? Please give her my regards.
- Sally: Anneās fine, I will.
[Later that day]
- Sally: Hi Anne, I saw John earlier and he told me to give you his regards.
- Anne: Oh! How is he? Thatās nice that he thought of me.
- Please tell your mother that I send my regards.
- Give my regards to your teacher when you see her.
- The boss sends his regards, along with this new timetable.
Regards in Emails
People often sign-off emails with āregardsā or ābest regardsā and then their name. This is a perfectly acceptable, formal way of signing off an email. Other examples are:
- Yours sincerely,
- Sincerely,
- Warm regards,
āGive My Regardsā synonymsĀ
(Formal)
- Send [someone] my best.
- Send [someone] my best regards.
- Send [someone] my greetings.
- Give [someone] my best wishes.
- Pass on my greetings to [someone].
- My best to [someone].
- All the best to [someone].
- Send [someone] my compliments.
Less formal ways of saying āgive my regardsā
- Tell [someone] I say hello.
- Say hi to [someone] from me.
More intimate ways of saying āgive my regardsā
- Send [someone] my love.
Be careful with:
- ātell [someone] I send kissesā
- give her a kiss from me
Unless youāre talking about family, āgiving kissesā isnāt used very much in English-speaking cultures (especially the UK), as the practice of greeting someone with two kisses isnāt widely used.
In lots of Latin countries, āgiving kissesā means to āgreetā or āsay helloā, but in English-speaking cultures āgiving a kissā is much more intimate and would only be used if the person speaking and the person passing on the greeting would both physically kiss the third person (which is unlikely).
Instead (and especially if youāre not sure) use:
- ātell [someone] I say helloā
Sending greetings for specific reasons
Sending a sympathetic greeting to a third person
You may want to pass on a greeting to a third person that is sad, or going through a difficult situation, to let them know youāre thinking of them. If you want to pass on your sympathy, these options would be more appropriate:
Formal
- Give [someone] my condolences
- Please send [someone] my commiserations
Informal
- Tell [someone] Iām sorry
- Tell [someone] that I was sorry to hear thatā¦
- Tell [someone] Iām thinking of them
- Tell [someone] Iām sending positive thoughts.
- Tell [someone] to be strong!
Intimate
- Send [someone] a hug from me
Sending a congratulatory greeting to a third person
If you want to tell a third person that youāre happy for them, or for their success, you could say:
Formal
- Please tell [someone] Iām sending many happy returns
Informal
- Tell [someone] Iām pleased for them.
- Tell [someone] Iām really happy for them.
- Tell [someone] I was really pleased to hear aboutā¦
- Congratulate [someone] for me!
- Give [someone] my congratulations!
- Give [someone] a pat on the back from me!
Sending a third person luck
If you want to tell a third person youāre wishing them luck, use:
- Wish [someone] luck from me.
- Wish [someone] the best of luck from me.
- Tell [someone] Iāve got my fingers crossed for them.
- Tell [someone] Iām hoping for the best!
- Best of luck to [someone].
- [To an actor/actress] Tell [someone] to break a leg!
- Tell [someone] theyāll blow them away.
- Tell [someone] I believe in them!
- Tell [someone] that if anyone can do it, they can.
- Tell [someone] theyāll be great!