Give my regards meaning
To โgive [someone] your regardsโ or โsend [someone] your regardsโ 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 youโre 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: Anneโs 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? Thatโs nice that he thought of me.
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- 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 โregardsโ or โbest regardsโ and then their name. This is a perfectly acceptable, formal way of signing off an email. Other examples are:
- Yours sincerely,
- Sincerely,
- Warm regards,
โGive My Regardsโ synonymsย
(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 โgive my regardsโ
- Tell [someone] I say hello.
- Say hi to [someone] from me.
More intimate ways of saying โgive my regardsโ
- Send [someone] my love.
Be careful with:
- โtell [someone] I send kissesโ
- give her a kiss from me
Unless youโre talking about family, โgiving kissesโ isnโt used very much in English-speaking cultures (especially the UK), as the practice of greeting someone with two kisses isnโt widely used.
In lots of Latin countries, โgiving kissesโ means to โgreetโ or โsay helloโ, but in English-speaking cultures โgiving a kissโ 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 youโre not sure) use:
- โtell [someone] I say helloโ
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 youโre 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] Iโm sorry
- Tell [someone] that I was sorry to hear thatโฆ
- Tell [someone] Iโm thinking of them
- Tell [someone] Iโm 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 youโre happy for them, or for their success, you could say:
Formal
- Please tell [someone] Iโm sending many happy returns
Informal
- Tell [someone] Iโm pleased for them.
- Tell [someone] Iโm really happy for them.
- Tell [someone] I was really pleased to hear aboutโฆ
- 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 youโre wishing them luck, use:
- Wish [someone] luck from me.
- Wish [someone] the best of luck from me.
- Tell [someone] Iโve got my fingers crossed for them.
- Tell [someone] Iโm hoping for the best!
- Best of luck to [someone].
- [To an actor/actress] Tell [someone] to break a leg!
- Tell [someone] theyโll blow them away.
- Tell [someone] I believe in them!
- Tell [someone] that if anyone can do it, they can.
- Tell [someone] theyโll be great!
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I just want to know if I say Give my regards to [someone] in an Informal email whereas I give news or I say thank you after a weekend visit to someone. Which is right?
You can say it in both situations.