Regular Meaning
/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
adjHaving a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
Sentence Examples
You must form regular habits.
You must practice it at regular intervals.
We are in contact on a regular basis.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor advised him to start a ____ workout routine to improve his heart health.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made ____ visits to the gym, going at least four times a week without fail.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A quarter of a million strong in 1680, the clergy was only half as large in 1789. The unpopular regular clergy were the worst affected."
— 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 201:
"April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner."
— 2011 April 12, A[lison] L[ouise] Kennedy, The Guardian:
"“I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things."
— 1868-69, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 21, in Little Women, part 1:
"For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand."
— 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
"Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular."
— 2015, Bill Bryson, The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island, page 206:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor advised him to start a ____ workout routine to improve his heart health.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made ____ visits to the gym, going at least four times a week without fail.