reg·u·lar (r g y -lr)adj. 1. Customary, usual, or normal: the train's regular schedule. 2. Orderly, even, or symmetrical: regular teeth. 3. In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline. 4. Well-ordered; methodical: regular habits. 5. Occurring at fixed intervals; periodic: regular payments. 6. a. Occurring with normal or healthy frequency. b. Having bowel movements or menstrual periods with normal or healthy frequency. 7. Not varying; constant. 8. Formally correct; proper. 9. Having the required qualifications for an occupation: not a regular lawyer. 10. Informal Complete; thorough: a regular scoundrel. 11. Informal Good; nice: a regular guy. 12. Botany Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape: regular flowers. 13. Grammar Conforming to the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation. 14. Ecclesiastical Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules: the regular clergy. 15. Mathematics a. Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons. b. Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons. 16. Belonging to or constituting the permanent army of a nation. n. 1. Ecclesiastical A member of the clergy or of a religious order. 2. A soldier belonging to a regular army. 3. A dependable loyal person: one of the party regulars. 4. A clothing size designed for persons of average height. 5. A habitual customer. [Middle English reguler, living under religious rule, from Old French, from Late Latin r  gul ris, according to rule, from Latin rgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]reg  u·lari·ty (-l r -t) n.reg u·lar·ly adv. |
regular
Adjective
1. normal, customary, or usual
2. symmetrical or even: regular features
3. according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order
4. occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals: we run regular advertisements in the press
5. following a set rule or normal practice
6. Grammar following the usual pattern of formation in a language: regular verbs
7. of or serving in the permanent military services: the regular armed forces
8. Maths (of a polygon) having all its sides and angles the same
9. officially qualified or recognized: he's not a regular doctor
10. Informal not constipated: eating fresh vegetables helps keep you regular
11. US & Canad informal likeable: a regular guy
12. complete or utter: a regular fool
13. subject to the rule of an established religious community: canons regular
Noun
1. a professional long-term serviceman in a military unit
2. Informal a frequent customer or visitor [Latin regula ruler, model]
regularity n
regularize
-ise vb
regularly adv
regularize
-ise vb
regularly adv
| regular (rgy-lr) Having all sides or faces equal. For example, a square is a regular polygon, and a cube is a regular polyhedron. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | regular - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" frequenter, patron - a regular customer |
| 2. | regular - a soldier in the regular army soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention" | |
| 3. | regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars" political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another | |
| 4. | regular - a garment size for persons of average height and weight size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" | |
| Adj. | 1. | regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts systematic - characterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator" irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" |
| 2. | regular - often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis" | |
| 3. | regular - conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet" standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" | |
| 4. | regular - regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures" scheduled - planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow" | |
| 5. | regular - in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" | |
| 6. | regular - occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" | |
| 7. | regular - relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" | |
| 8. | regular - (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" irregular - (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" | |
| 9. | regular - (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula irregular - (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement | |
| 10. |  regular - not constipated | |
| 11. | regular - symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts | |
| 12. | regular - not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" | |
| 13. | regular - officially full-time; "regular students" full-time - for the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-time job" |
regular
adjective 2. normal, common, established, usual, ordinary, typical, routine, everyday, customary, commonplace, habitual, unvarying << OPPOSITE infrequent
adjective 3. steady, consistent
adjective 4. even, level, balanced, straight, flat, fixed, smooth, uniform, symmetrical << OPPOSITE uneven
adjective 5. methodical, set, ordered, formal, steady, efficient, systematic, orderly, standardized, dependable, consistent << OPPOSITE inconsistent
adjective 6. official, standard, established, traditional, classic, correct, approved, formal, sanctioned, proper, prevailing, orthodox, time-honoured, bona fide
Translations
regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → régulier/ière (= usual); habituel(le) → normal(e); [listener, reader] → fidèle; [soldier] → de métier;
(Comm) [size] → ordinaire
n (= client etc) → habitué(e)
regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj (also Ling) → regelmäßig;
(soldier) → Berufs-;
(Comm) (size) → normal
n (client) → Stammkunde m, Stammkundin f
regular [ˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → regolare (= usual); abituale, normale; [listener, reader] → fedele; [soldier] → dell'esercito regolare;
(COMM) [size] → normale
adj regular [ˈregjulə]
1 usual Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it? gereeld, gewone مُنْتَظَم، دَوْري нормален obvyklý, řádný sædvanlig gewöhnlich συνηθισμένος habitual harilik, alatine معمول؛ همیشگی vakituinen habituel קָבוּע नियमित stalan, redovan szokásos biasa vanabundinn, venjulegur abituale いつもの 일상의, 여느 때의 įprastinis, nuolatinis parasts biasa vast vanlig stały habitual obişnuit обычный, привычный zvyčajný običajen uobičajen vanlig เป็นประจำ olağan, alışılmış 普通的 постійний باقاعدہ thường xuyên 普通的
2 (American) normal He's too handicapped to attend a regular school. gewone عادي، مُنْتَظَم редовен obyčejný, normální almindelig; normal normal κανονικός normal, común tavaline عادی tavallinen ordinaire רָגִיל सामान्य redovan, normalan normális normal venjulegur normale 普通の 정상적인 normalus parasts, normāls normal gewoon vanlig, normal normalny normal obişnuit обычный normálny navaden običan vanlig, reguljär ปกติ normal 正規的 нормальний حسب معمول thông thường 正规的
3 occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular? gereeld مُنْتَظِم равен pravidelný regelmæssig regelmäßig κανονικός, τακτός regular korrapärane مرتب؛ منظم säännöllinen régulier סָדִיר स्थायी redovit, točan szabályos, rendes teratur jafn, reglulegur regolare 一定の 일정한 lygus, vienodas regulārs; noteikts biasa regelmatig jevn, konstant regularny regular regulat, egal правильный, равный pravidelný, riadny pravilen pravilan jämn, regelbunden เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจำ düzenli, muntazam 定時的，固定的 регулярний; нормальний وقفوں سے ہونے والا cách đều về thời gian và khoảng cách 定时的，固定的
4 involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc a man of regular habits. eenvormig, eentonig ثابِت، مألوف постоянен pravidelný fast regelmäßig τακτικός regular korrapärane دائمی؛ همیشگی säännöllinen régulier קָבוּע आम redovan szokásszerű teratur vanabundinn regolare, fisso 規則正しい 규칙적인 pastovus pastāvīgs; noteikts tabiat tetap geregeld regelmessig, vane- uregulowany, systematyczny regular făcut cu regularitate размеренный pravidelný vsakdanji ustaljen regelbunden ทำเป็นนิสัย muntazam 有規律的 постійний, систематичний بلا ناغہ thói quen 有规律的
5 frequent He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers. gereeld مُتَكَرِّر، مُنْتَظَم редовен pravidelný jævnlig; fast regelmäßig τακτικός, συχνός habitual püsi-, igapäevane دائم vakituinen, kanta- habituel קָבוּע बराबर आने वाला čest, stalan (posjetitelj, mušterija) rendszeres sering datang fastur, fasta- abituale いつもの 단골의 nuolatinis, pastovus pastāvīgs; biežs pelanggan tetap vast regelmessig, fast stały frequente obişnuit постоянный pravidelný reden čest regelbunden, fast, stam- บ่อย ๆ devamlı, daimî 經常的 постійний بکثرت وقوع پذیر ہونے والا thường xuyên 经常的
6 permanent; lasting He's looking for a regular job. vaste دائِم дълготраен trvalý fast regulär μόνιμος permanente, fijo püsiv ثابت vakinainen permanent קָבוּע स्थायी stalan állandó tetap fastur fisso 正規の 정식의 pastovus pastāvīgs; nemainīgs kerja tetap vast fast stały permanente permanent постоянный trvalý stalen stalan stadig, fast ประจำ düzenli, daimî 固定的，永久性的 постійний مستقل ổn định 固定的，永久性的
7 (of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb. reëlmatig قِياسي правилен pravidelný regelmæssig regelmäßig ομαλός (γραμμ.) regular reeglipärane با قاعده säännöllinen régulier רָגִיל सामान्य विभक्तियों के अनुरूप pravilan rendes, szabályos verba beraturan reglulegur regolare 規則変化の 규칙 변화의 taisyklingas regulārs, kārtns sejenis kata nama, kata kerja regelmatig regelmessig regularny regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen pravilan regelbunden กิริยาที่ต้องการกรรมในประโยค düzenli, kurallı 規則的 правильний اسم، فعل وغیرہ کا زبان کے عام قواعدی نمونے کے مطقابق ہونا theo quy tắc 规则的
8 the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure. simmetries مُتَساوي الأضْلاع симетричен pravidelný regulær regelmäßig κανονικός, συμμετρικός regular korrapärane منظم säännöllinen régulier סִימֶטרִי समरूप pravilan szabályos simetris reglulegur, jafn, réttur regolare 整った 등변의, 가지런한, 대칭의 taisyklingas pareizs; simetrisks seragam regelmatig regelmessig, regulær regularny regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen, simetričen simetričan regelbunden ปกติ düzgün, muntazam 整齊的，勻稱的 правильний متناسب cân đối 整齐的，匀称的
9 of ordinary size I don't want the large size of packet – just give me the regular one. gewone عادي الحَجْم нормален obvyklý medium; mellemstor normal κανονικού μεγέθους de tamaño normal normaalne معمولی normaali- ordinaire רָגִיל तुल्य, सम normalne veličine normál (méretű), rendes ukuran biasa venjulegur normale 普通サイズの 보통 크기의 normalus, paprastas parasts; normāls saiz biasa gewoon vanlig (størrelse) zwykły normal de dimensiuni obişnuite нормальный obvyklý navaden običan vanlig, normal ธรรมดา normal 普通尺寸的 звичайний مناسب trung bình 普通尺寸的
10 (of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers. staande نِظامي професионален pravidelný professionel Berufs-... μόνιμος, τακτικός (για στρατιώτη) profesional regulaar- حرفه ای کادر ثابت ارتش vakinainen régulier צְבַא קְבָע पूर्णकालिक redovna vojska, profesionalac hivatásos reguler atvinnu- regolare 正規の 정규군[]의 kadrinis, reguliarusis regulārs; štata-; kadru- bekerja sepenuh masa beroeps{#169} yrkes-, profesjonell zawodowy regular obişnuit кадровый, регулярный pravidelný poklicen profesionalni vojnik stamanställd, reguljära [] ประจำการ muvazzaf, profesyonel 常備軍的，由常備兵組成的 регулярний فوج کا مستقل سپاہی thường trực; chính quy 常备军的，由常备兵组成的
n
1 a soldier in the regular army. beroepsoldaat جُنْدي نِظامي професионален войник voják z povolání professionel soldat der Berufssoldat μόνιμος στρατιώτης soldado profesional regulaarväelane کادر ثابت vakinainen soldat/-ate de métier חַיָיל בְקבָע नियमित सैनिक vojnik redovite vojske hivatásos katona tentara reguler atvinnuhermaður (soldato dell'esercito regolare) 正規兵 정규군, 상비군 kadrinis, profesionalus kariškis regulārās armijas karavīrs askar biasa beroepssoldaat profesjonell, yrkessoldat żołnierz zawodowy soldado profissional soldat de carieră солдат регулярной армии vojak z povolania poklicni vojak vojnik stamanställd soldat ทหารประจำการ muvazzaf asker 正規兵 регулярний військовий مستقل فوج کا سپاہی quân chính quy 正规兵
2 a regular customer (eg at a bar). gereelde klant زُبون مُواظِب редовен клиент stálý zákazník stamgæst der Stammkunde,die Stammkundin τακτικός πελάτης, θαμώνας habitual alaline klient, kunde مشتری دائم vakituinen asiakas habitué/-ée לָקוֹחַ קָבוּע नियमित रूप से भेंट करने आने वाला redovita mušterija törzsvendég pelanggan tetap fastagestur (cliente abituale/fisso) 常連 단골 nuolatinis lankytojas pastāvīgs apmeklētājs/klients pelanggan tetap vaste klant fast kunde stały gość/klient freguês habitual client obişnuit завсегдатай stály zákazník stalni gost redovna mušterija stamgäst, -kund ลูกค้าประจำ devamlı müşteri 常客 постійний відвідувач مستقل گاہک khách quen 常客
n reguˈlarity [-ˈla-]
gereeldheid تَناسُق، دِقَّه، مُواظَبَه، نِظاميَّه، إطّراد редовност pravidelnost regelmæssighed die Regelmäßigkeit κανονικότητα, ομαλότητα regularidad korrapärasus نظم säännöllisyys régularité קְבִיעוּת नियमा नुकूलता pravilnost, redovitost szabályosság, rendszeresség keteraturan reglubundinn regolarità 規則正しさ 규칙적임, 균형 잡힘 pastovumas, nuolat pasikartojantis reiškinys regularitāte; sistemātiskums kebiasaan regelmaat regelmessighet, jevnhet regularność, systematyczność regularidade regularitate регулярность pravidelnosť pravilnost pravilnost regelbundenhet ประจำ düzenlilik 規則性 правильність; регулярність باقاعدگی sự thường xuyên 规则性
adv regularly
1 at regular times, places etc His heart was beating regularly. bestendig بصورَةٍ مُنْتَظَمَه редовно pravidelně regelmæssigt regelmäßig κανονικά, σε τακτά διαστήματα con regularidad, regularmente korrapäraselt به طور منظم säännöllisesti régulièrement בְאוֹפֶן סָדִיר नियमित रूप से pravilno szabályosan secara teratur reglulega regolarmente 規則正しく 규칙적으로 tolygiai, vienodai regulāri; normāli dalam kadar yang tetap regelmatig regelmessig regularnie, miarowo regularmente (în mod) regulat через одинаковые промежутки pravidelne pravilno pravilno regelbundet, jämnt อย่างเป็นประจำ düzenli olarak 規則地 нормально باقاعدگی سے đều đặn 规则地
2 frequently He comes here regularly. gereeld بانْتِظام، بصورَةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه често často jævnligt regelmäßig τακτικά, συχνά regularmente, con frecuencia sageli به طور مکرر säännöllisesti régulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן רָגִיל अकसर redovito rendszeresen; gyakran sering reglulega regolarmente しょっちゅう 자주 nuolat, reguliariai regulāri; bieži kerap regelmatig regelmessig, jevnt regularnie com frequência regulat, frecvent регулярно často redno često regelbundet บ่อย ๆ sık sık 經常地 регулярно پابندی سے một cách thường xuyên 经常地
v regulate [-leit]
1 to control We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic. reguleer يُنَظِّم контролирам regulovat styre; regulere regeln κανονίζω, ρυθμίζω regular reguleerima تحت نظارت درآوردن säännöstellä régler לְווָסֶת नियमन करना regulirati, odrediti szabályoz mengontrol, mengatur stjórna regolare 規制する 통제하다, 제한하다 reguliuoti, tvarkyti, reglamentuoti regulēt mengawal regelen regulere regulować controlar a reglementa контролировать; регулировать regulovať urediti kontrolisati reglera ควบคุม (ทางวิศวกรรม) düzenlemek 控制 регулювати منظم کرنا kiểm soát 控制
2 to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately? verstel يُعَدِّل، يَضْبُط сверявам seřídit justere; stille einstellen ρυθμίζω regular korda seadma تنظیم کردن säätää régler לְכָווֵן संमजित करना podesiti beállít mencocokkan stilla regolare 調整する 조정하다, 맞추다 sureguliuoti noregulēt (mehānismu) membetulkan reguleren stille, justere wyregulować regular a regla регулировать nastaviť uravnati srediti justera, ställa in ปรับเครื่องจักรให้ทำงานคงที่ ayarlamak 調整，校準 вивіряти, регулювати درست کرنا điều chỉnh 调整，校准
n reguˈlation
1 a rule or instruction There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; (also adjective ) Please use envelopes of the regulation size. regulasie أنْظِمَه، تَعْليمات، قَوانين правило předpis; předepsaný regel; foreskrevet die Regelung;vorschriftsmäßig κανονισμός, κανόνας regla juhis مقررات sääntö règlement; réglementaire תַּקָנָה नियमन, नियमानुकूलन propisan előírás(os) peraturan regla, reglugerð regola; regolamentare 規則 통제, 규정, 제한 taisyklė, nuostatai, reglamentas; nustatytas instrukcija; nolikums; noteikums peraturan voorschrift regel, bestemmelse przepis regulamento regulă; reglementare (установленное) правило predpis; predpísaný predpis; predpisan pravila regel, föreskrift, reglemente กฎข้อบังคับ kural, tüzük, yönetmelik 規章 регулювання; правило قانون qui định 规章
2 the act of regulating the regulation of a piece of machinery. regulering تَنْظيم، ضَبْط регулиране seřízení justering; indstilling die Einstellung ρύθμιση regulación reguleerimine تنظیم säätö réglage ויסות बन्दोबस्त pravilo szabályozás pengaturan stilling regolamento 調整 조정 reguliavimas regulēšana akta regulering regulering, innstilling regulacja regulação reglare регулировка nastavenie uravnanje regulisanje reglering, inställning การวางข้อกำหนด düzenleme 調整 регулювання; інструкція باضابطہ بنانے کا عمل sự điều chỉnh 调整
n regulator [-lei-]
a thing that regulates (a piece of machinery etc). regulator مُنَظِّم، جِهاز يَتَحَكَّم بالسُّرْعَه стабилизатор regulátor kontrollant der Regler ρυθμιστής (για μηχάνημα) regulador regulaator تنظیم کننده säädin régulateur וַסַת प्रबन्धकर्ता regulator szabályozó (készülék) regulator gangráður/-stillir regolatore 調整器 조절기 reguliatorius regulators pengatur regelaar regulator regulator regulador regulator регулятор regulátor regulator regulator reglage, regulator เครื่องควบคุมอัตโนมัติ düzenleyici, regülatör 調節器，標準儀 регулятор پرزہ máy điều chỉnh 调节器，标准仪
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