best regards

Meaning

This is a polite, professional, and widely accepted sign-off used at the end of emails and letters before your name. It strikes a perfect balance between formal and warm, making it ideal for business correspondence with colleagues, clients, and partners.

Examples

• Thank you for sending over the contract. Best regards, Sarah.

  Thank you for sending over the contract. Best regards, Sarah.

• I look forward to our meeting on Thursday. Best regards, David.

  I look forward to our meeting on Thursday. Best regards, David.

• Please let me know if you need any further information. Best regards, Team Flitin.

  Please let me know if you need any further information. Best regards, Team Flitin.

• Best regards, John Smith, Senior Project Manager.

  Best regards, John Smith, Senior Project Manager.

• We appreciate your quick response to this matter. Best regards, Customer Support.

  We appreciate your quick response to this matter. Best regards, Customer Support.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Best regard,

  ✓ Best regards,

  'Regards' must always be plural in this sign-off. Using the singular 'regard' is grammatically incorrect.

• ✗ With best regardings,

  ✓ Best regards,

  'Regardings' is not a real English word. The correct noun to use is 'regards'.

• ✗ Best regards Sarah

  ✓ Best regards, Sarah

  You should place a comma after 'Best regards' when it is followed by your name on the next line.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I look forward to hearing from you. ___, Alex.

  💡 A standard, polite business sign-off.

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  Best regards

• Please review the attached document. ___, Marketing Department

  💡 Professional email closing.

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  Best regards