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

(Definition of regular adjective (EVEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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