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regular

29 definitions • 49 examples
1
happening or doing something often:

Examples:

a regular customer/churchgoer/reader/user
Professional athletes make regular appearances on TV.
2
existing or happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next; even:

Examples:

Her heartbeat was regular.
at regular intervals The gardeners planted the trees at regular intervals.
on a regular basis I suggest that we have regular meetings/meet on a regular basis.
3
Someone who is regular empties their bowels often enough:

Examples:

The doctor asked if I was regular/if my bowel movements were regular.
4
If someone who has periods (= blood flow from the uterus that usually happens about once a month) is regular, there is usually the same amount of time between each of their periods, and each period usually lasts about the same amount of time.
5

Examples:

Her regular secretary was off sick for a week.
I couldn't see my regular dentist.
You can use low-fat or regular cream cheese.
Do you want large fries or regular fries with that?
6
A regular verb, noun, or adjective follows the usual rules in the structure of its various forms:

Examples:

"Talk" is a regular verb but "be" is not.
7
a normal man who is liked and trusted:

Examples:

He just seemed like a regular guy - like one of us.
8
an army that exists all the time, or a soldier in such an army:

Examples:

The following year she enlisted in the regular army.
9
the same on both or all sides:

Examples:

He's very handsome, with regular features and deep brown eyes.
A square is a regular quadrilateral.
10
real; complete:

Examples:

The situation here now is becoming a regular disaster.
old-fashioned That child is a regular charmer/little nuisance.
11
someone who often goes to a particular event or place, such as a shop or restaurant:

Examples:

He's one of the regulars at the pub.
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a soldier whose permanent job is being a soldier
13
a player who usually plays in most of a team's competitive matches:

Examples:

They rested several of their first-team regulars.
14

Examples:

Now that there is a Chinese supermarket nearby, I'll be cooking Chinese food on the regular.
When we lived in Michigan we used to go out on the lake on the regular.
On this TV channel, personal drama like this is served up on the regular.
He goes around making enemies on the regular.
He asked her if she would date him on the regular.
15
happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next:

Examples:

a regular heartbeat
working regular hours
Trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenue.
16

Examples:

He drove his regular route to work.
Her regular assistant is on vacation.
17
Regular also means of an average or standard size:

Examples:

That minivan is longer than a regular station wagon.
18
The regular army is the permanently organized army of a country.
19
A regular verb, noun, adjective, or other type of word follows the usual rules in the language for changing word endings.
20
If you describe a man as a regular guy, you mean that he is an ordinary, likable person:

Examples:

He wanted to prove he was a regular guy by going fishing.
21
doing the same thing or going to the same place often:

Examples:

a regular contributor to the magazine
a regular customer
22
shaped equally on all sides:

Examples:

Her teeth are small and regular.
23
someone who goes to the same place or does the same thing often:

Examples:

He’s one of the regulars at the club.
24
happening at the same time each day, week, month, etc. and usually fairly often:

Examples:

All staff make regular payments to the pension fund.
I need a job with a regular income.
I would like a job with more regular hours.
Discussions about the direction of the company take place on a regular basis.
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used to describe someone who often uses something or buys something from the same organization:

Examples:

We have a special offer for our regular customers.
The service has over 70,000 regular users.
26
used to describe someone who is employed permanently by a company, etc.:

Examples:

Temporary workers do not get the same benefits as regular employees.
27
used to describe work that is permanent:

Examples:

She has had plenty of jobs but never been in regular employment.
He gave up his regular job to play in a rock band.
28

Examples:

Do you want a small, regular, or large coffee?
Try substituting soy milk for regular milk.
The price of regular gasoline has risen steeply.
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a customer who goes to the same store, restaurant, etc. very often:

Examples:

He's a regular at all the fashionable clubs.

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