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# regular

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

«regular» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Regular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»). [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m3)
4. In grammar a regular verb forms its past with -ed. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/#m6)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «regular» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«regular» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/regular.html) on Mova free.