regular


Definition: Meaning of, regular in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛɡjʊlə /

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  1. every hour/day/week etc happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between
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  2. often [only before noun] happening or doing something very often
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  3. usual [only before noun] especially American English normal or usual
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  4. equal distance with the same amount of space between each thing and the next
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  5. ordinary especially American English ordinary, without any special feature or qualities
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  6. normal size [only before noun] especially American English of a normal or standard size
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  7. shape evenly shaped with parts or sides of equal size
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  8. grammar technical a regular verb changes its forms in the same way as most verbs, for example its past tense and past participle end in 'ed'. The verb 'dance' is regular, but the verb 'be' is not
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  9. emphasizing [only before noun] British English informal used to emphasize what you think someone is like [=  real]
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  10. regular army/troops/soldier a regular army etc is permanent, and exists whether there is a war or not
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  11. be/keep regular informal to get rid of waste from your BOWEL s often enough to be healthy
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  12. be/keep regular informal a woman who is regular has her MENSTRUAL PERIOD at the same time each month
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  1. [countable] informal someone who often goes to the same bar, restaurant etc or who takes part in an activity very often
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  2. [countable] a soldier whose permanent job is in the army
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  3. [uncountable] American English petrol that contains LEAD
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regular used in phrases

  • on a regular basis (adverb)
    1. in a regular manner
  • regular army (noun)
    1. military a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
  • regular convex polyhedron (noun)
    1. any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
  • regular convex solid (noun)
    1. any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
  • regular dodecahedron (noun)
    1. a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces
  • regular expression (noun)
    1. computing a general pattern for text matching, searching or replacement
  • regular footed (adjective)
    1. if you ride a SKATEBOARD or SNOWBOARD regular footed, you ride with your left foot at the front of the board and your right foot at the back [↪  goofy footed]
  • regular hexagon (noun)
    1. a hexagon with six sides of equal length
  • regular hexahedron (noun)
    1. a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
  • regular icosahedron (noun)
    1. an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces
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