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# regular

«regular» in Mova's school dictionary: **happening again and again at the same times or with the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (regular, more regular, most regular); noun (a regular, regulars)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Regular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m1)

2) Regular means usual or normal («my regular seat»; in the USA, a regular size). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m2)

3) In maths a regular shape has all sides the same length and all angles the same size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m3)

4) In grammar a regular verb forms its past with -ed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m4)

5) A regular is a person who often goes to the same place, like a café or club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m5)

6) Informally, regular can also mean real or complete, as in "a regular feast". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, regular polygons (equilateral triangle, square, regular hexagon) are key: all sides and angles equal. In English grammar, regular verbs (walk–walked) contrast with irregular ones (go–went). In health lessons, regular exercise, sleep and meals keep us well. Phrases: «on a regular basis», «regular as clockwork», «regular polygon», «regular verb».

### examples

- A square is a regular shape because all its sides and angles are equal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x1)
- Brush your teeth at regular times every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x2)
- «Jump» is a regular verb: its past is «jumped». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x3)
- The doctor checked that my heartbeat was regular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x4)
- Mr Patel is a regular at the café. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x5)
- Take regular breaks when you use a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x6)
- Could I have a regular hot chocolate, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x7)
- The buses come at regular intervals, every 15 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x8)
- My larder is a regular horn of plenty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#x9)

### note

Adverb «regularly»; noun «regularity»; opposite «irregular». In maths, a rectangle is not regular (sides differ) and a rhombus is not regular (angles differ); each interior angle of a regular polygon with n sides is (n − 2) × 180° ÷ n, and the perimeter is n times one side.

### In the corpora

- [Pocket money is a small regular amount given to children to practise choosing, saving and making mistakes with money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/8/)
- [Child benefit is a small regular payment from the government to families with children, to help with things like shoes and food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/12/)
- [Gardens need regular weeding, mowing and watering or they quickly grow wild.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/15/)
- [Short, regular practice beats long battles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/12/)
- [Most English spelling is regular; only a small number of very common words are odd.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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