regular

adjective (USUAL)

/ˈreɡ.jʊ.lər/

/-lɚ/

Definition

A2 US usual or ordinary: Her regular secretary was off sick for a week. I couldn't see my regular dentist.mainly US I bought a regular size T-shirt, rather than extra large.Standard and routine B1 specialized describes a verb, noun, or adjective that follows the usual rules in the structure of its various forms: 'To talk' is a regular verb but 'to be' is not.Linguistic terms and linguistic style a regular guy US › a normal man who is liked and trustedStandard and routine regular army, soldier, etc. › an army that exists all the time, or a soldier in such an armyThe armed forces generally 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 (USUAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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