Regard something as caused by.

[tufguy]

"Regard something as caused by."

Could you please explain [STRIKE]me[/STRIKE] its meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

Where did you find this phrase? In what context? What was the complete sentence?

 

[ChinaDan]

"...caused by" is straight forward. I assume you understand that; like "the water on the road was caused by the burst water main".

"Regard something as..." has an interesting utility. Usually, it means one is expressing what follows as an opinion held, rather than a statement of fact. There is an exception where, despite believing something is factual, one might say "I regard..." as a kind of polite phrasing; an attempt to avoid the unseemly appearance of being arrogant. This is not, however, common usage.

Most of the time, it will be used to present something as a belief, with or without evidence. A Yankee might say, "I regard the Confederate Flag to be a symbol of rebellion and chaos". A Southerner might retort, "I regard the Confederate Flag to be a symbol of freedom and a call to a cause".

Now to put the parts together, how about, "I regard the chaos in this office as caused by your incompetence as a manager"!

 

[jutfrank]

I regard it as caused by...

has a similar meaning to

From my point of view, it is caused by...

 

[tufguy]

Where did you find this phrase? In what context? What was the complete sentence?

It is the meaning of the word "attribute".

 

[jutfrank]

It is the meaning of the word "attribute".

Not really.

 

[Rover_KE]

tufguy, keep reading post #7 here.

Do you actually want to use 'attribute' in a sentence?

 

[ChinaDan]

Not really.

"I attribute this to...". That doesn't work for you?

 

[tufguy]

tufguy, keep reading post #7 here.

Do you actually want to use 'attribute' in a sentence?

I just wanted to know the meaning of that sentence.

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not a sentence, and as Piscean says in point 1 of the above link, asking us to explain a random phrase out of any sort of context is not a good use of our time.

1. Ask yourself why you want to submit a particular question. Is it about something you actually want to say in English? If it isn't, forget it. There is little point in finding out how something is correctly said/written if you are never going to say/write it.

 

[tufguy]

It's not a sentence, and as Piscean says in point 1 of the above link, asking us to explain a random phrase out of any sort of context is not a good use of our time.

Yes, I want to know, it's a common word and I just asked the meaning of that line so that I can use this kind of phrase when needed. I love English language I want to learn each and every thing about it, not the useless things but the things that are going to help me when it comes to communication.

 

[tedmc]

1. Yes, I want to know, it's a common word and I just asked the meaning of that line so that I can use this kind of phrase when needed.

2. I love English language I want to learn each and every thing about it, not the useless things but the things that are going to help me when it comes to communication.

tufguy
You have written two run-on sentences one after another. You could have avoided that by writing shorter sentences.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Or simply by putting a full stop after a complete sentence.