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# regimen

«regimen» in Mova's school dictionary: **A set plan of diet, exercise, medicine or care that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a regimen, regimens)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A set plan of diet, exercise, medicine or care that someone follows to stay healthy or get better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#m1)

2) (formal) A strict system of rules or routine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons and doctors' talk it names a plan like «take this tablet twice a day for a week». In sport it is a training plan. It tells the reader that something is done regularly and carefully. Phrases: «a strict regimen», «a training regimen», «a medicine regimen», «stick to a regimen».

### examples

- The doctor gave Grandad a new medicine regimen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x1)
- The swimmer followed a strict training regimen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x2)
- My skin care regimen is just soap and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x3)
- The puppy has a feeding regimen of three meals a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x4)
- It is important to finish the whole antibiotics regimen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x5)
- Her daily regimen includes a walk and stretches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/#x6)

### note

Formal word. Do not confuse with «regiment» (a group of soldiers) or «regime» (a government or system of rule, often strict). Pronounced «REJ-i-men». Always follow a medicine regimen exactly as the doctor says.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «regimen» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.