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# regiment

«regiment» in Mova's school dictionary: **A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a regiment, regiments); verb (regiment, regiments, regimented, regimenting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#m1)

2) (informal) A very large number of people or things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#m2)

3) (verb) To control people very strictly, so everything is ordered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons regiments fought in wars and had names, flags and uniforms. In everyday talk a regimented day is one with strict rules. Phrases: a regiment of soldiers, a regimented routine.

### examples

- The regiment marched through the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x1)
- My great-grandfather served in an Irish regiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x2)
- A regiment of ants carried crumbs across the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x3)
- Life in the boarding school was very regimented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x4)
- The regiment had its own band. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x5)
- The colonel led the regiment into battle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x6)
- Generals in full uniform leading regiments of cardboard soldiers passed by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/#x7)

### note

Countable. Regimented (adjective) means very strictly organised. Do not confuse with regimen (a set plan of diet or exercise).

### Trees and pragmatics

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