regular
[ reg-yuh-ler ]
/ ˈrɛg yə lər /
Save This Word!
adjective
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR regular
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of regular
OTHER WORDS FROM regular
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH regular
regular , routineDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use regular in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for regular
regular
/ (ˈrɛɡjʊlə) /
adjective
noun
Derived forms of regular
regularity, nounregularly, adverbWord Origin for regular
C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for regular
regular
[ rĕg′yə-lər ]
Having all sides or faces equal. For example, a square is a regular polygon, and a cube is a regular polyhedron.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.