What does regular mean?
Definitions for regular
ˈrɛg yə lərreg·u·lar
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word regular.
Princeton's WordNet
regular, habitue, fixturenoun
a regular patron
"an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
regularnoun
a soldier in the regular army
regularnoun
a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
"he is one of the party regulars"
regularadjective
a garment size for persons of average height and weight
regularadjective
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
"his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
regular(a), veritable(a)adjective
often used as intensifiers
"a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"
regularadjective
conforming to a standard or pattern
"following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
regularadjective
regularly scheduled for fixed times
"at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
regularadjective
in accord with regular practice or procedure
"took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
even, regularadjective
occurring at fixed intervals
"a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
regular, steadyadjective
relating to a person who does something regularly
"a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
regularadjective
(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
"the regular army"
regularadjective
(of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
unconstipated, regularadjective
not constipated
even, regularadjective
symmetrically arranged
"even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
regularadjective
not deviating from what is normal
"her regular bedtime"
regularadjective
officially full-time
"regular students"
Wiktionary
regularnoun
A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularnoun
A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularnoun
A frequent customer, client or business partner.
This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularnoun
A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.).
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
He made regular visits to go see his mother.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language.
The verb "to walk" is regular.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
Riding with the left foot forward.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
regularadjective
That every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
Etymology: From reguler, reguler, regulier, and their source, regularis, from regula, ultimately from reg-.
Webster Dictionary
Regularadjective
conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
same as Isometric
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
a member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Regularadjective
a soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural
Etymology: [LL. regularis: cf. F. rgulier. See Regular, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Regular
reg′ū-lar, adj. according to rule, or to law, order, custom, established practice, or mode prescribed: in accordance with nature or art, or the ordinary form or course of things: governed by rule: uniform: periodical: unbroken: methodical, orderly, systematic: strict: pursued with steadiness: straight: level: instituted according to established forms: normal, natural: consistent: usual, customary: (gram.) according to ordinary rule, as 'regular verbs:' (bot.) symmetrical in form: (geom.) having all the sides and angles equal: belonging to the permanent or standing army—opp. to Militia and Volunteer: (coll.) thorough, out and out, as 'a regular deception:' as opp. to Secular in the R.C. Church, denoting monks, friars, &c. under a monastic rule.—n. a soldier belonging to the permanent army: a member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows: (chron.) a number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the paschal full moon falls: a fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.—n.pl. Regulā′ria, the regular sea-urchins.—n. Regularisā′tion.—v.t. Reg′ularise, to make regular.—n. Regular′ity, conformity to rule: method: uniformity.—adv. Reg′ularly.—n. Reg′ularness.—v.t. Reg′ulāte, to make regular: to adjust by rule: to subject to rules or restrictions: to put in good order.—ns. Reg′ulating-screw, in organ-building, a screw by which the dip of the digitals of the keyboard of an organ may be adjusted; Regulā′tion, act of regulating: state of being regulated: a rule or order prescribed: precept: law.—adj. Reg′ulātive, tending to regulate.—n. Reg′ulātor, one who, or that which, regulates: a lever which regulates the motion of a watch, &c.: anything that regulates motion.—adj. Reg′ulātory.—n.fem. Reg′ulātress. [L. regularis—regula, a rule—regĕre, to rule.]
Editors Contribution
regular
A specified or known frequency or schedule of time.
They both were blessed to have a regular income and between them they were able to afford to pay their way.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'regular' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1370
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'regular' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1898
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'regular' in Adjectives Frequency: #164
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of regular in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of regular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of regular in a Sentence
I think all alert systems can be helpful, but alert systems alone will not work. It needs to be an alert system and a regular messaging system somehow. Because most people, myself included, can't believe this can happen to them. It's so unbelievable. You can't walk in someone else's shoes.
Just like me coming back to Georgia as like a homecoming (this offseason), Iwanted to do the same thing for the military families, being able to help transition back into regular civilian life, be able to get them into a rent-free home and just be able to go back home and have a place that you can call home, especially right now during the pandemic, during the holidays.
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.
Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'.
Oklahoma Republican Representative Tom Cole:
What Paul's pointed out is that we just have to operate by regular order ... and work as a team.
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Translations for regular
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- عاديArabic
- obyčejný, pravidelný, normálníCzech
- almindelig, regelmæssig, fast, normalDanish
- regulär, Stammgast, normal, gewöhnlich, Stammgästin, regelmäßigGerman
- κοινό, κοινή, συχνή, κανονικός, συνηθισμένο, κανονική, κοινός, κανονικό, συνηθισμένη, συνηθισμένος, συχνό, συχνόςGreek
- regulaEsperanto
- regularSpanish
- kanta-asiakas, vakioasiakas, säännöllinenFinnish
- régulier, habitué, habituées, habituée, habituésFrench
- rialtaIrish
- cunbhalach, riaghailteachScottish Gaelic
- רגילHebrew
- szabályos, rendesHungarian
- aturIndonesian
- cliente, regolareItalian
- קָבוּעַHebrew
- 規則, [[規則]][[動詞]]Japanese
- 정식의, 일반Korean
- legitimus, legitima, rectusLatin
- regelméissegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- မှန်Burmese
- regelmatige, stamgast, regelmatig, vast, gewone, gewoon, vasteDutch
- regularnyPolish
- regularPortuguese
- обы́чный, клие́нтка, пра́вильный, ча́стый, завсегда́тай, регуля́рный, постоя́нный, клие́нт, норма́льныйRussian
- stamgäst, regelbundenSwedish
- düzenliTurkish
- 定期Chinese
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