look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
regarded as
Turkish pronunciation
rıgärdıd äz
Pronunciation
/rəˈgärdəd ˈaz/ /rəˈɡɑːrdəd ˈæz/
Etymology
(verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French regarder to look back at, regard, from Old French, from re- + garder to guard, look at; more at GUARD.