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# routine

«routine» in Mova's school dictionary: **The usual order in which you do things every day, like a…** — 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

noun (a routine, routines); adjective (routine — ordinary, regular)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The usual order in which you do things every day, like a morning routine: wake up, wash, dress, eat breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#m1)

2) A set of movements practised and performed, like a dance or gymnastics routine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#m2)

3) As an adjective, routine means ordinary, regular and normal: a routine check-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, a good bedtime routine (bath, brush teeth, story, lights out at the same time) helps you sleep well; a morning routine helps you get to school on time. In health, routine check-ups at the doctor or dentist find problems early. In PE, gymnasts and dancers learn routines. In computing, a routine is a set of instructions. In English, writing about a daily routine uses the present simple and time words (first, then, after that). Phrases: "daily routine", "bedtime routine", "morning routine", "dance routine", "routine check-up", "stick to a routine".

### examples

- My morning routine starts with brushing my teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x1)
- A bedtime routine helps me fall asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x2)
- We practised our dance routine for the show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x3)
- The dentist did a routine check-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x4)
- Feeding the cat is part of my daily routine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x5)
- The gymnast's routine was perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x6)
- Holidays break our usual routine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x7)
- The fire drill is a routine practice; there is no real fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/routine/#x8)

### note

Pronounced roo-TEEN, stress on the end. Countable: a routine, routines. Adjective use: "routine checks" means normal, regular checks, not special ones. In time problems, a routine can repeat every day: 20 minutes a day for 7 days = 140 minutes a week.

### In the corpora

- [Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/17/)
- [An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/17/)
- [Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/20/)
- [Dogs get stressed when a routine suddenly changes, for example when the holidays end.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/193-how-a-dog-thinks-smells-sounds-and-faces/14/)
- [Because you do not have to decide each step, routines save time and stop you forgetting things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/39-time-and-routines/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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