regular
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,801 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,056 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle his regular calls on his customersregular meals
- often used as intensifiers also: veritable a regular morass of detailsa regular nincompoop
- conforming to a standard or pattern following the regular procedure of the legislaturea regular electrical outlet
- regularly scheduled for fixed times at a regular meeting of the PTAregular bus departures
- in accord with regular practice or procedure took his regular morning walkher regular bedtime
- occurring at fixed intervals also: even a regular beatthe even rhythm of his breathing
regular in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Jack-tars! pshaw! they are regular smoke jacks on board a steamer!
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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His house down in Surrey is a museum of modern weapons--a regular armoury.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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John looked down upon the delicately-tinted face, the small, regular, girlish features, the red, quivering mouth.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He became a regular customer at those low cafes of the Boulevards, where plastered girls smile to the men.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The mother had regular little features, and would have been pretty if she had not been much too plump.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1