Usage labels indicate when, where, or under what conditions a particular meaning for a word is appropriately used. Common labels are informal (or colloquial), slang, nonstandard, dialect, obsolete, archaic, poetic, and British. In the sample print entry, two meanings of regard are labeled obsolete because they are no longer in use. The online entry has meanings labeled both archaic and obsolete.
Dictionaries sometimes include usage notes as well. In the sample print entry, the dictionary offers advice on several uses of regard not specifically covered by the meanings. Such advice is based on the opinions of many experts and on actual usage in current magazines, newspapers, and books.