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with respect to

  • /wɪð.ɹəˈspɛk.tuː/ before vowel
  • /wɪθ.ɹəˈspɛk.tuː/ before vowel
  • /wɪð.ɹəˈspɛk.tə/
  • /wɪθ.ɹəˈspɛk.tə/

preposition WRT

  1. Regarding; concerning; pertaining to.

    Similar: anent, as regards, in respect of, in terms of, with regard to, in the way of, quoad

  2. Taking as the independent variable. To calculate acceleration, you need to differentiate velocity with respect to time.

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prep pertaining to

Españolcon respecto a, en cuanto a
日本語について ni tsuite
中文關於 /关于 guānyú, 對於 /对于 duìyú
हिन्दीसे संबंधित se sambandhit
Portuguêsem relação a
Françaisquant à, à l’égard de
Deutschin Bezug auf, bezüglich
Italianoper quanto riguarda, rispetto a, a fronte di
Ελληνικάσε σχέση με se schési me, εν σχέση προς en schési pros
Românărelativ la, în ceea ce privește
Русскийчто каса́ется što kasájetsja, относи́тельно otnosítelʹno, каса́тельно kasátelʹno

prep mathematics

Portuguêsrelativamente a, em função de
Françaisen fonction de

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@misc{with_respect_to_2026,
  title = {with respect to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/with%20respect%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}