regular
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈrɛɡjələr/
- Informal
- I asked you a question just now in regular guy English.
- a regular old mess
- a regular dumb kid
Examples
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You know, let's just have a regular old friendship.
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I mean, what kind of regular person just up and buys a place like this?
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But in like the regular world that it's not cool.
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So no, these are not regular relationship problems.
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So so a regular person who doesn't come from money.
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Marcus had booked a table for his anniversary at his favorite restaurant, where he was a regular customer.
Academic text (2018) -
By doing so, teachers might see more positive effects of students with disabilities being included in the regular classroom.
Academic text (2004) -
Man, Sonia, you are the most practical, logical, "regular folk" I know online!
Blog text (1) -
They're just regular Joes like me.
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He is just a regular guy who enjoys simple things in life.
Synonyms
35
7.4
Being really true or real to make a description stronger
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.8
A solid with a flat base with all sides equal and triangular faces that meet at one top point
- Specialized
1
8.6
A solid shape with identical flat faces that are regular polygons like a cube
- Specialized
1
7.4
A solid with four triangles, each triangle having three equal sides
- 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 with two equal regular flat shapes as ends and rectangular sides
How Light
Surface Forms
Etymology
Regular originally meant 'according to a rule' from Latin regula 'rule', but a helpful way to remember the informal use is to think of it as 'proper' or 'complete'; for example, a 'regular mess' means a full or serious mess used for emphasis.