Search results for 'regular':

regular adj 1 usual; normal; customary. 2 arranged, occurring, acting, etc in a fixed pattern of predictable or equal intervals of space or time • visit my parents at regular intervals. 3 agreeing with some rule, custom, established practice, etc, and commonly accepted as correct. 4 symmetrical or even. 5 said of a geometric figure: having all the faces, sides, angles, etc the same. 6 said of bowel movements or menstrual periods: occurring with normal frequency. 7 originally US medium-sized • a regular portion of fries. 8 colloq complete; absolute • That child is a regular little monster. 9 grammar said of a noun, verb, etc: following one of the usual patterns of formation, inflection, etc. 10 military said of troops, the army, etc: belonging to or forming a permanent professional body. 11 a) officially qualified or recognized; b professional. 12 belonging to a religious order and subject to the rule of that order. 13 N Amer colloq behaving in a generally acceptable or likeable way • a regular guy. 14 astron said of a satellite: keeping to or deviating only slightly from a circular orbit around its planet. noun 1 military a soldier in a professional permanent army. 2 colloq a frequent customer, especially of a pub, bar, shop, etc. 3 a member of a religious order who has taken the three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 4 US politics a loyal supporter of the party leader. regularity noun. regularly adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French reguler, from Latin regula rule.