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• regular breathing
• a regular pulse/heartbeat
• a light flashed at regular intervals.
• there is a regular bus service to the airport.

regular

1. following a pattern, especially with the same time or space in between each thing and the next
• OPPOSITE irregular
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• regular breathing
• a regular pulse/heartbeat
• A light flashed at regular intervals.
• There is a regular bus service to the airport.
• regular meetings/visits
• We also hold a regular monthly meeting.
• The equipment is checked on a regular basis.
• She writes a regular column for a national newspaper.
• a regular geometric pattern

Extra Examples

• His blood pressures was taken at regular intervals.
• She enjoyed his increasingly regular visits.
• The paintings are changed on a regular basis.
• at fairly regular intervals
• highly regular patterns
2. done or happening often
• OPPOSITE irregular
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• Do you take regular exercise?
• I'm still in regular contact with friends I met at university.
• Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families.
• a painter whose work is a regular feature of the Summer Exhibition
• The key to good anti-virus software is regular updates.

Extra Examples

• She went on with her regular evening task of doing the accounts.
• Eat a healthy diet and take regular exercise.
• In the 1950s he made regular appearances on Broadway.
• Nightmares and night-time anxiety are a regular feature of his work.
• Power cuts were a fairly regular occurrence.
• There were regular complaints of obstruction caused by parked vehicles.
• The plant requires regular pruning to maintain its shape.
• There were regular disputes over boundaries.
• This breed of dog benefits from a regular supply of green vegetables in its diet.
3. doing the same thing or going to the same place often
• regular readers/customers/users
• She is a regular contributor to many journals and magazines
• regular offenders (= against the law)
• He was a regular visitor to her house.

Extra Examples

• The parents are not regular churchgoers.
• They have been regular customers for many years.
• Her views on the subject will be familiar to regular readers of the paper.
• Regular smokers also drink more alcohol than non-smokers.
• Many of them were regular users of heroin.
• He became a regular visitor to Hamilton Road.
4. changing their form in the same way as most other verbs and nouns
• OPPOSITE irregular
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/irregular_2
• The past participle of regular verbs ends in ‘-ed’.
5. usual
• I couldn't see my regular doctor today.
• On Monday he would have to return to his regular duties.
• It's important to follow the regular procedure.
• He was mistaken for one of the regular crew.
• the last match of the regular season
6. of a standard size
• Regular or large fries?
7. ordinary; without any special or extra features
• Do you want regular or diet cola?
• I just want to buy a regular white shirt—nothing fancy.
• He's just a regular guy who loves his dog.

Extra Examples

• He's a pretty regular guy.
• She comes from a perfectly regular middle-class family.
• The other bag had my regular clothes in it.
8. having an even shape
• OPPOSITE irregular
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/irregular_2
• a face with regular features
• He flashed a smile, showing two rows of white, regular teeth.
• Her face was perfectly regular.
9. lasting or happening over a long period
• The need to earn a regular income restricted the time he could spend pursuing his real interests.
• She couldn't find any regular employment.

Extra Examples

• I needed to get a regular job.
• I decided to give up the freelance work and concentrate on my regular job.
10. belonging to or connected with the permanent armed forces or police force of a country
• OPPOSITE irregular
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/irregular_2
• the regular army
• regular soldiers
11. used for emphasis to show that somebody/something is an exact or clear example of the thing mentioned
• The whole thing was a regular disaster.
12. very regularly; happening at the same time in the same way
• He is home by six every day, regular as clockwork.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French reguler, from Latin regularis, from regula ‘rule’.