regular

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled reglar, regulax, and reg’larly

US /ˈrɛɡ.(j)ʊ.lə(r)/ UK /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #2056

Meanings

1

adj
Happening or done at fixed, even times.

They went to sleep every night at their regular bedtime.
2

adj
Usual or normal; the standard kind.

I'll have a regular coffee, please.
3

adj
Doing something often, especially as a customer.

He is a regular visitor to the local library.
4

noun
A person who often goes to a particular place.

The bartender knew all the regulars by name.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adj · doing something often,... steady

Opposites

irregularnon-regularnonregular

Word family

Forms regulars

Derived forms antiregularbiregularequiregularextraregularhyperregularoverregularpreregularproregularregioregularregular-dutyregularisationregularise

Related forms quasiregularrail regal regimen register regularity regularly regulate regulation rulesemiregular

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Phrases (8)

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regular guy
an ordinary, unpretentious person

Adjective + noun
regular walking
walking done consistently as a habit

Adjective + noun
regular beat
a consistent, even rhythm, especially of the heart

Adjective + noun
regular contact
Communication that happens frequently and consistently

Adjective + noun
regular client
a client who repeatedly uses a service over a long period

Adjective + noun
regular hexagon
a six-sided shape with equal sides and equal angles

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Regular ultimately derives from Latin regere, “to govern or rule.” Its original late Middle English sense was “governed by a rule.”

Etymology

From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“move in a straight line”).

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European reguler Middle English rēgulāris Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# regular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛɡ.(j)ʊ.lə(r)/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 2056

## Meanings
1. Happening or done at fixed, even times.
2. Usual or normal; the standard kind.
3. Doing something often, especially as a customer.
4. A person who often goes to a particular place.

## Examples
- They went to sleep every night at their regular bedtime.
- I'll have a regular coffee, please.
- He is a regular visitor to the local library.
- The bartender knew all the regulars by name.

## Antonyms
- irregular
- non-regular
- nonregular

## Derived Forms
- antiregular
- biregular
- equiregular
- extraregular
- hyperregular
- overregular
- preregular
- proregular
- regioregular
- regular-duty
- regularisation
- regularise

## Related Forms
- quasiregular
- rail
- regal
- regimen
- register
- regularity
- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- rule
- semiregular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: reguler
- Root: rēgulāris

## Etymology
From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“move in a straight line”).

## AI Etymology
Regular comes from Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“move in a straight line”). Modern senses include happening or done at fixed, even times. and usual or normal; the standard kind.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiregular, biregular, equiregular, extraregular, hyperregular, and overregular and related forms such as quasiregular, rail, regal, and regimen.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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