regular (ˈrɛɡjʊlə
)
Definitions
adjective
- normal, customary, or usual
- according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order ⇒
trees planted at regular intervals
- occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals ⇒
to make a regular call on a customer
- following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly
- symmetrical in appearance or form; even ⇒
regular features
- (prenominal) organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner
- (prenominal) officially qualified or recognized ⇒
he's not a regular doctor
- (prenominal) (intensifier) ⇒
a regular fool
- US Canadian informal likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy)
- denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military services ⇒
a regular soldier
the regular army
- (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical
- (of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language
- mathematics
- (of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular
- (of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each other
- (of a prism) having regular polygons as bases
- (of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the base
- another name for analytic (sense 5)
- botany another word for actinomorphic
- (postpositive) subject to the rule of an established religious order or community ⇒
canons regular
- US politics of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political party ⇒
a regular candidate
regular policies
- crystallography another word for cubic (sense 4)
noun
- a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit
- informal a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop
- a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular
- US politics a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party
Alternative Forms
ˌreguˈlarity noun ˈregularly adverbWord Origin
C14: from Old French reguler , from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, modelSynonyms
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normal,
common,
established,
usual,
ordinary,
typical,
routine,
everyday,
customary,
commonplace,
habitual,
unvarying,
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methodical,
set,
ordered,
formal,
steady,
efficient,
systematic,
orderly,
standardized,
dependable,
consistent,
Translations
- British English:
regular
Regular things happen at equal intervals, or involve things happening at equal intervals.Close your eyes and let your breathing become regular.ˈrɛɡjʊlə ADJECTIVE Close your eyes and let your breathing become regular.
- Spanish:
regular
adj
- French:
régulier
adj
- German:
normal
adj
- Chinese: 经常的 adj
- Arabic: مُنْتَظِم adj
- Portuguese: regular adj
- Russian: обычный adj обычная
- Croatian: redovan adj redovna
- Czech: běžný adj
- Danish: regelmæssig adj
- Dutch: regelmatig adj
- Finnish: tavallinen adj
- Greek: τακτικός adj τακτική
- Italian: regolare adj
- Japanese: 定期的な no_posp
- Korean: 규칙적인 adj
- Norwegian: ordinær adj
- Polish: regularny adj regularna
- Brazilian Portuguese: regular adj
- European Spanish:
regular
adj
- Swedish: regelbunden adj regelbundet
- Thai: เป็นประจำ adj
- Turkish: düzenli adj
- Vietnamese: thông thường adj
Usage examples
At least all the drivers knew the drill about swapping the tail car at regular intervals.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)He enjoys time to play and will need regular grooming to keep him in tip top condition and also to increase his tolerance to being handled.
Country Life (2004)Were treasury risk reports made on a regular basis to the Allfirst board?
Irish Times (2002)Stuart Kennedy, 45, a father-of-two, is believed to have lost his footing at his regular fishing spot.
Glasgow Herald (2001)De Niro's regular companion continued to be Toukie Smith, who apparently regarded his dalliances with equanimity.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)