regular
870
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈrɛɡjələr/
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regular
- Managing patients on insulin therapy is therefore now a regular and fundamental role of the practice nurse.
- on a regular basis
- a regular meeting
- at regular intervals
So I ended up going to just like my regular doctor and.
- So I ended up going to just like my regular doctor and.
- I started kind of living like a regular girl of my age.
- We are actually, yeah, we have regular meetings right now about that.
- What are some regular tasks that are tough for you?
- How much are you enjoying the regular vlog uploads?
- Almost all of them are just regular drug users.
- Hearts are stopping randomly and athletes and regular people, then young kids.
Examples
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I know it got a little crazy, but, like, in our world, this is a regular Tuesday.
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Appropriate types, amounts, and patterns of regular physical activity can be the way to achieve this.
Academic text (2012) -
And section will meet this Thursday in the regular time and place.
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What are some regular tasks that are tough for you?
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I'm giving you your regular schedule for next week.
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Our new arrangement provided a regular, designated time for us to collaborate with each other.
Academic text (2013) -
The survey takes place during regular class hours for all undergraduate sociology classes on campus.
Academic text (2015) -
All composing sessions took place during the participants' regular 60-minute class meeting time during the school day.
Academic text (2015) -
E-mail, Skype, and phoning, if necessary, greatly facilitate regular communication between program staff and student teachers.
Academic text (2015) -
She attends yoga class on a regular basis to maintain her health.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happening most of the time in a normal way
683
1.0
Normal and not special or unusual
304
2.0
Not changing over time and remaining the same
276
1.0
Ordinary clothes or things used in daily life, not for special occasions
234
1.0
Happening often or many times
47
3.9
Happens again at regular times
28
5.1
Happening again and again at regular times
28
4.0
Happens often in the same way
12
4.7
Happening again and again, often at regular times
3
4.4
Happening at regular times
3
8.2
Common events or things that happen every day
Happens again and again over time
Planned to happen at a set time
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A solid with the same flat faces that are regular polygons and with all angles the same
- Specialized
A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them
- Specialized
A solid shape with identical flat faces that are regular polygons like a cube
- Specialized
A solid with two equal regular flat shapes as ends and rectangular sides
- Specialized
A solid with a flat base with all sides equal and triangular faces that meet at one top point
- Specialized
A solid with four triangles, each triangle having three equal sides
How Regular
198
2.5
234
1.0
870
1.0
47
3.9
285
2.8
35
7.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Regular comes from the Latin root regula, which means 'rule' or 'measure'. So something regular follows a set rule or plan, which is why it happens at fixed times or on a schedule.