regular
adjective (EVEN) /ˈreɡ.jʊ.lər/
/-lɚ/ Definition
B2 existing or happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next; even: Her heartbeat was regular. The gardeners planted the trees at regular intervals. I suggest that we have regular meetings/meet on a regular basis.Standard and routineFrequency and regularity - general words › If you say someone is regular, you mean they pass the contents of their bowels out of their body often enough, or (of women) that their period is always at approximately the same time: The doctor asked if I was regular/if my bowel movements were regular.Excrement and its excretion regularity /ˌreɡ.jʊˈlær.ə.ti/
/-ˈler.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › The same familiar faces reappear in the law courts with depressing regularity.Frequency and regularity - general words regularly /-li/ adverb B1 Accidents regularly occur on this bend. The competitors set off at regularly spaced intervals.Frequency and regularity - general wordsStandard and routineSimilar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities
/-ˈler.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] › The same familiar faces reappear in the law courts with depressing regularity.Frequency and regularity - general words regularly /-li/ adverb B1 Accidents regularly occur on this bend. The competitors set off at regularly spaced intervals.Frequency and regularity - general wordsStandard and routineSimilar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities(Definition of regular adjective (EVEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- -ly suffix (ADVERB)
- as often as not idiom
- erratic adjective
- fitful adjective
- frequency noun (HAPPENING)
- frequent adjective
- intermittent adjective
- irregular adjective (TIME/SPACE)
- irregularity noun (TIME/SPACE)
- like clockwork idiom
- many a time idiom
- oft adverb
- often adverb
- on and off idiom
- periodic adjective
- periodically adverb
- regular adjective (OFTEN)
- religiously adverb
- would modal verb (OFTEN)
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