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# regularly

«regularly» in Mova's school dictionary: **often and at the same times, again and again, like every…** — 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

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Regularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#m1)

2) Evenly, with the same distance or time between things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in health and everyday life: "Brush your teeth regularly", "exercise regularly". In science: water the plants regularly. In maths: regularly spaced points; "regular" shapes have equal sides and angles.

### examples

- Brush your teeth regularly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x1)
- We go swimming regularly on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x2)
- Water the plants regularly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x3)
- The trees were regularly spaced along the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x4)
- She regularly reads before bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x5)
- Wash your hands regularly to stop germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x6)
- The bus comes regularly every ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x7)
- Yes, then I was a little wild boy, who did not go to school very regularly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/#x8)

### note

Made from regular + -ly. Opposite: irregularly. "Regularly" does not always mean "very often"; it means at steady times.

### In the corpora

- [A repeat prescription is for medicine someone takes regularly, so they do not need to see the doctor every time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/14/)
- [Cages and hutches need cleaning regularly; dirty bedding left for a month causes smells and illness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/12/)
- [A "social drinker" is someone who drinks regularly with others, sometimes too much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/16/)
- [Nurses check temperature, pulse and breathing regularly, even at night, and being woken for checks doesn't mean something is wrong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/28-the-hospital-ward-operations-and-anaesthetic/5/)
- [Children who regularly sleep well tend to catch fewer infections, though sleep doesn't cure everything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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