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Etymology
From OF. reguler, from LL. regularis "continuing rules for guidance," from L. regula "rule," from Proto-Indo-European *reg- "move in a straight line"

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-regular.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. with constant frequency or pattern.
2. normal; ordinary
3. obeying rules
4. grammar (of a verb, plural, etc) following a set or common pattern

#: The verb "to walk" is regular.
#: The noun "mouse" has the irregular plural "mice".

1. frequent or common

#: He made regular visits to go see his mother.

1. snowboarding: Riding with the left foot forward.
2. exemplary|Exemplary; excellent example of; utter.

#:a regular genius
#:a regular John Bull
Synonyms
with constant frequency: uniform
normal: normal
grammar: weak (verbs)
frequent: steady

Antonyms
with constant frequency: irregular
normal: irregular
obeying rules: irregular
grammar: irregular, strong (verbs)
snowboarding: goofy

Translations
trans-top|with constant frequency
Arabic: ARchar|عاد� IPAchar|(��di)
Chinese: 常 (cháng)
Czech: pravidelný m
Dutch: regelmatig, regelmatige
Esperanto: regula
Finnish: säännöllinen
French: régulier
German: regulär, regelmä�ig
Hebrew: ר���
Hungarian: szabályos
trans-mid
Indonesian: atur|beraturan
Italian: regolare
Japanese: �� (���, kisoku), ���� (������, kisoku-d�shi)
Korean: ��� (jeongsik-ui)
Portuguese: regular#Portuguese|regular
Russian: �ег�л��н�й (reguljárnyj)
Spanish: regular#Spanish|regular
Swedish: regelbunden
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trans-top|normal
Arabic: ARchar|عاد� IPAchar|(��di)
Chinese: 平常 (píngcháng)
Dutch: gewoon, gewone
Finnish: säännöllinen
German: normal, gewöhnlich
Hungarian: rendes
trans-mid
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trans-top|obeying rules
Dutch: regelmatig, regelmatige
Finnish: säännöllinen
trans-mid
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trans-top|grammar
Czech: pravidelný m
Dutch: regelmatig, regelmatige
French: régulier
German: regelmä�ig
trans-mid
Portuguese: regular#Portuguese|regular
Spanish: regular#Spanish|regular
trans-bottom

trans-top|frequent, steady
Esperanto: regula
Dutch: vast, vaste
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-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. Canadian English A coffee with one cream and one sugar.

Translations
trans-top|member of the British Army
trans-mid
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trans-top|routine visitor
Dutch: vaste klant m
Finnish: vakioasiakas, kanta-asiakas
German: Stammgast m
trans-mid
Italian: cliente m|f
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Related terms
regulate
regulation
irregular
rule
regularly

Category:1000 English basic words

Portuguese

Adjective
regular m|f

1. #English|regular.
2. average.

Verb
regular

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

Related terms
top2
regra
regularidade
mid2
regularização
regularizar

Category:Portuguese adjectives
Category:Portuguese verbs

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|pl=regulares

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

Verb
regular

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

Conjugation
es-conj-ar|regul

Related terms

regla
regulador
regularidad
mid
regularización
regularizar
regulativo

Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar

ar:regular
ca:regular
fr:regular
gl:regular
io:regular
id:regular
it:regular
hu:regular
pl:regular
pt:regular
ru:regular
simple:regular
fi:regular
sv:regular
ta:regular
te:regular
vi:regular
tr:regular
zh:regular

• 2007-11-30 00:23 - Msh210 - /* Adjective */ +sense; thanks to a recent thread on alt.usage.english

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