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See regulär

English

Etymology

From reguler, from regularis "continuing rules for guidance," from regula "rule," from *reg- "move in a straight line"

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-regular.ogg


Adjective

  1. With constant frequency or pattern.
  2. normal|Normal; ordinary
  3. Obeying rules.
  4. (of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern.
  5. : The verb "to walk" is regular.
  6. : The noun "mouse" has the irregular plural "mice".
  7. frequent|Frequent or common
  8. : He made regular visits to go see his mother.
  9. : Riding with the left foot forward.
  10. exemplary|Exemplary; excellent example of; utter.
  11. : a regular genius
  12. : a regular John Bull
  13. (of a polygon or a polyhedron) Having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size.


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Translations

Noun

  1. A member of the British Army as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve.
  2. A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
  3. A coffee with one cream and one sugar.


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Portuguese

Adjective

  1. #English|regular.
  2. average.


Verb

regular

  1. to regulate.
  2. to tune (an engine).
  3. to set (a watch, clock).


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Spanish

Adjective

  1. #English|regular, steady, even.
  2. fair, fairly good, average
  3. common, ordinary, middling, so-so
  4. #English|regular


Verb

regular

  1. to regulate.
  2. to control.
  3. to adjust.
  4. to put in order.


Conjugation

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Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule,
fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r['e]gulier. See
Rule.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule,
law, principle, or type, or to established customary
forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry;
a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice
of law or medicine; a regular building.
[1913 Webster]

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course,
practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or
irrational variation; returning at stated intervals;
steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular
succession of day and night; regular habits.
[1913 Webster]

3. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with
established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized;
permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular
physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.
[1913 Webster]

4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular
clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
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5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.
[Colloq.]
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6. (Bot. & Zool.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike
in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea
urchin.
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7. (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric.
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Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both
equilateral and equiangular.

Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are
equal regular polygons. There are five regular
polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube,
the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.

Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable
on the day after the transaction.

Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; --
opposed to militia.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (r[e^]g"[-u]*l[~e]r), n. [LL. regularis: cf.
F. r['e]gulier. See Regular, a.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of any religious order or community
who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the
church. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.
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2. (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing
army; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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WordNet regular
adj 1: in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle;
"his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals";
"regular duties" [ant: irregular]
2: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details";
"a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: regular(a),
veritable(a)]
3: conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular
procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical
outlet"
4: (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured;
volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
[ant: irregular]
5: regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting
of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
6: in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his
regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
7: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even
rhythm of his breathing" [syn: even]
8: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a
regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: steady]
9: (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by
legitimate army forces; "the regular army" [ant: irregular]
10: not constipated [syn: unconstipated] [ant: constipated]
11: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features";
"a regular polygon" [syn: even]
12: not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime"
13: officially full-time; "regular students"
n 1: a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who
is a Central Park fixture" [syn: habitue, fixture]
2: a soldier in the regular army
3: a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is
one of the party regulars"
4: a garment size for persons of average height and weight
Moby Dictionary
Conservative , Democrat , Labourite , OK , Republican , Tory , Whig ,
absolute , acceptable , accepted , accordant , accustomed ,
acknowledged , alike , all-embracing , all-encompassing , all-out ,
all-pervading , annual , approved , armed force , armed service , army ,
arranged , arrant , array , automatic , average , avgas , balanced ,
beaten , bimonthly , biweekly , bona fide , born , bourgeois ,
broad-based , businesslike , career , career soldiers , ceaseless ,
characteristic , chattering , classic , classical , clean , clear ,
client , coequal , common , commonplace , complete , comprehensive ,
conformable , congenital , consistent , consonant , constant ,
consuetudinary , consummate , continual , continuous , conventional ,
coordinate , correct , correspondent , crass , crude , crude oil ,
current , customary , customer , cyclical , daily , decided , deep-dyed ,
definitive , dependable , distinctive , distinguishing , downright ,
downy , dyed-in-the-wool , egregious , equable , equal , equiangular ,
equilateral , established , estimable , ethyl , ethyl gas , eurythmic ,
even , everyday , exemplary , exhaustive , expected , familiar ,
fighting machine , fine , finished , fixed , fixture , flagrant , flat ,
forces , formal , fortnightly , fossil oil , frequent , frequenter ,
garden , garden-variety , gas , gasoline , generally accepted ,
glabrate , glabrescent , glabrous , glaring , good , gross ,
ground forces , ground troops , habitual , habitue , hackneyed ,
harmonious , hebdomadal , heeler , high-octane gas , high-test ,
homogeneous , host , hourly , household , immutable , in hand ,
incessant , intensive , intolerable , invariable , kerosene , kosher ,
lead-free gas , legal , legions , legitimate , leiotrichous , level ,
likeable , low-lead gas , loyalist , machine gun , mark , measured ,
mechanical , methodic , methodical , middle-class ,
military establishment , monolithic , monthly , motor oil , natural ,
naturalistic , no great shakes , normal , normative , obtaining ,
occupation force , of a piece , official , okay , omnibus , omnipresent ,
ordered , orderly , ordinary , orthodox , oscillating , out-and-out ,
outright , paraffin , paratroops , partisan , party faithful ,
party hack , party man , party member , party wheelhorse , patron ,
perennial , perfect , periodic , permanent , perpetual , persistent ,
pervasive , petrol , petroleum , plain , plane , plastic , pleasant ,
plumb , popular , positive , precious , predictable , predominating ,
premium gas , prescribed , prescriptive , prevailing , prevalent ,
profound , pronounced , proper , proportional , proportioned , prospect ,
pulsating , pure , quarterly , quintessential , radical , rank ,
rank and file , ranks , rapid , realistic , received , recognized ,
recurrent , recurring , registered Democrat , registered Republican ,
regular army , regular as clockwork , regular customer , regulars ,
regulation , repeated , repetitive , rhythmical , robotlike , rock oil ,
routine , run-of-mine , run-of-the-mill , sample , scheduled , seasonal ,
set , settled , shattering , sheer , shocking , ski troops , smooth ,
smooth-shaven , smooth-textured , soldiery , stable , staccato ,
stalwart , standard , standing army , stark , stark-staring , steadfast ,
steady , stereotyped , stock , storm troops , straight , stuttering ,
suave , suburban , sucker , superlative , surpassing , sustained ,
sweeping , symmetric , symmetrical , systematic , the line ,
the military , the veriest , thorough , thoroughgoing ,
through-and-through , time-honored , total , traditional , trite ,
troops , true to form , true to type , typal , typic , typical ,
ubiquitous , unalloyed , unbearable , unbroken , unceasing ,
unchangeable , unchanged , unchanging , unconditional , unconscionable ,
undeniable , undeviating , undifferentiated , undistorted ,
undiversified , unequivocal , unexceptional , uniform , unintermitted ,
unintermittent , unintermitting , uninterrupted , universal ,
unmitigated , unnoteworthy , unqualified , unrelieved , unremarkable ,
unremitting , unreserved , unrestricted , unrough , unroughened ,
unruffled , unspectacular , unspoiled , unstopped , unvaried ,
unvarying , usual , utter , veritable , vernacular , vibrating ,
ward heeler , weekly , well-balanced , well-known , well-ordered ,
well-proportioned , well-regulated , well-set , well-set-up ,
well-trodden , well-worn , wheelhorse , wholesale , widespread ,
wonted


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