Meaning of regular In English

• 0 happening or doing something often:

  • a regular customer/churchgoer/reader/user

  • Professional athletes make regular appearances on TV.

• 1 existing or happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next; even:

  • Her heartbeat was regular.

  • The gardeners planted the trees at regular intervals.

  • I suggest that we have regular meetings/meet on a regular basis.

  • The doctor asked if I was regular/if my bowel movements were regular.

• 2 usual or ordinary:

  • Her regular secretary was off sick for a week.

  • I couldn't see my regular dentist.

  • You can use low-fat or regular cream cheese.

  • Do you want large fries or regular fries with that?

  • "Talk" is a regular verb but "be" is not.

• 3 the same on both or all sides:

  • He's very handsome, with regular features and deep brown eyes.

  • A square is a regular quadrilateral.

• 4 real; complete:

  • The situation here now is becoming a regular disaster.

  • old-fashioned That child is a regular charmer/little nuisance.

• 5 someone who often goes to a particular event or place, such as a shop or restaurant:

  • He's one of the regulars at the pub.

• 6 a soldier whose permanent job is being a soldier

• 7 happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next:

  • a regular heartbeat

  • working regular hours

  • Trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenue.

• 8 usual or ordinary; normal:

  • He drove his regular route to work.

  • Her regular assistant is on vacation.

  • That minivan is longer than a regular station wagon.

  • He wanted to prove he was a regular guy by going fishing.

• 9 doing the same thing or going to the same place often:

  • a regular contributor to the magazine

  • a regular customer

• 10 shaped equally on all sides:

  • Her teeth are small and regular.

• 11 someone who goes to the same place or does the same thing often:

  • He’s one of the regulars at the club.

• 12 happening at the same time each day, week, month, etc. and usually fairly often:

  • All staff make regular payments to the pension fund.

  • I need a job with a regular income.

  • I would like a job with more regular hours.

  • Discussions about the direction of the company take place on a regular basis.

• 13 used to describe someone who often uses something or buys something from the same organization:

  • We have a special offer for our regular customers.

  • The service has over 70,000 regular users.

• 14 used to describe someone who is employed permanently by a company, etc.:

  • Temporary workers do not get the same benefits as regular employees.

• 15 used to describe work that is permanent:

  • She has had plenty of jobs but never been in regular employment.

  • He gave up his regular job to play in a rock band.

• 16 ordinary or typical in size or quality:

  • Do you want a small, regular, or large coffee?

  • Try substituting soy milk for regular milk.

  • The price of regular gasoline has risen steeply.

• 17 a customer who goes to the same store, restaurant, etc. very often:

  • He's a regular at all the fashionable clubs.