regular

regular

See also: regulär

English

Etymology

From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: regʹyo͝olər IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/
• (US) enPR: regʹyələr, regʹlər, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, /ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ/, [ˈɹɛɡ.jɪ̈.lɚ], [ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡjʊlə(ɹ), -ɛɡjələ(ɹ), -ɛɡələ(ɹ)
• (US) Hyphenation: reg‧u‧lar

Adjective

regular (comparative more regular, superlative most regular)

1. (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular). [from 14th c.]

   regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy

   • 2002, Jones, Colin, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 201:

     A quarter of a million strong in 1680, the clergy was only half as large in 1789. The unpopular regular clergy were the worst affected.

2. Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.]

   Synonyms: equable, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady

   Antonyms: chaotic, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unsteady

3. (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]
4. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
5. Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: in order, ruly, tidy; see also Thesaurus:orderly

   Antonyms: chaotic, tumultuous; see also Thesaurus:disorderly

   • 2011 April 12, Kennedy, A[lison] L[ouise], The Guardian:

     April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner.

6. (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
7. (now rare) Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.). [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: decent, seemly, well-mannered

   Antonyms: degenerate, irregular

8. Happening at constant (especially short) intervals. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: cyclical, frequent; see also Thesaurus:periodic

   Antonyms: irregular, noncyclic

   He made regular visits to go see his mother.

9. (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: (verbs) weak

   Antonyms: irregular, (verbs) strong

   "Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".

10. (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]

    Synonyms: basic, common, unremarkable; see also Thesaurus:normal, Thesaurus:common

    Antonyms: irregular, outlandish, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange

    • 1913, Lincoln, Joseph C[rosby], chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

      For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.

11. (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]

    Antonym: irregular

12. Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way. [from 18th c.]

    Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular.

    • 2015, Bryson, Bill, The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island, page 206:

      Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular.

13. (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright. [from 18th c.]

    Synonyms: absolute, thorough, unalloyed; see also Thesaurus:total

    a regular genius; a regular John Bull

    • 1997 February 16, Ron Hauge, Homer's Phobia (The Simpsons), season 8, episode 15, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta):

      Don't worry, boy. We're gonna set you straight. By tomorrow morning, you'll be a regular Burt Reynolds.

14. (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.

    a regular flower; a regular sea urchin

15. (crystallography) Isometric.
16. (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.

    Antonym: goofy

17. (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.

Antonyms

• irregular
• non-regular, nonregular

Coordinate terms

• (snowboarding): switch

Related terms

• nap the regulars
• quasiregular
• rail
• régime
• regimen
• regularity
• regularly
• regulate
• regulation
• rule
• semiregular

 

Translations

bound by religious rule

Bulgarian: монашески (bg) (monašeski) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Irish: rialta

having a constant pattern

Arabic: عَادِيّ‎ (ʿādiyy) Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Assamese: নিয়মীয়া (niomia) Azerbaijani: mütəmadi, müntəzəm Belarusian: рэгуля́рны (rehuljárny) Burmese: မှန် (my) (hman) Chinese: Mandarin: 常 (zh) (cháng), 頻繁／频繁 (zh) (pínfán) Czech: pravidelný (cs) m Danish: regelmæssig Dutch: regelmatig (nl) Esperanto: regula (eo) Finnish: säännönmukainen (fi), säännöllinen (fi) French: régulier (fr) Galician: regular (gl) German: regulär (de), regelmäßig (de), Gleichmäßig Greek: συχνός (el) m (sychnós), συχνή (el) f (sychní), συχνό (el) n (sychnó) Hebrew: רגיל‎ (he) (ragíl), סָדִיר‎ (sadír) Hungarian: szabályos (hu), szabályszerű (hu), állandó (hu), megszokott (hu), reguláris (hu) Indonesian: beraturan (id) Irish: rialta Italian: regolare (it) Japanese: 規則 (ja) (きそく, kisoku), 規則動詞 (きそくどうし, kisoku-dōshi) Korean: 정식의 (jeongsigui) Latin: rectus Norman: rédgulyi Norwegian: regelmessig (no) Polish: regularny (pl) Portuguese: regular (pt) Romanian: regulat (ro) Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj) Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach Spanish: regular (es) Swedish: regelbunden (sv) Turkish: düzenli (tr) Ukrainian: регуля́рний (rehuljárnyj)

of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal

Arabic: مُنْتَظِمٌ‎ (muntaẓimun) Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Bulgarian: правилен (bg) (pravilen) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Hungarian: szabályos (hu), egyenlő oldalú Polish: foremny (pl) Russian: правильный (ru) (pravilʹnyj)

of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons

Bulgarian: правилен (bg) (pravilen) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Hungarian: szabályos (hu) Polish: foremny (pl) Russian: правильный (ru) (pravilʹnyj)

demonstrating consistent set of rules

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Bulgarian: официален (bg) (oficialen), формален (bg) (formalen) Chinese: Mandarin: 有規律的／有规律的 (zh) (yǒu guīlǜ de) Danish: regelmæssig Dutch: regelmatig (nl) Finnish: säännönmukainen (fi), säännöllinen (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Hungarian: szabályos (hu), szabályszerű (hu) Irish: rialta Italian: regolare (it) Latin: legitimus (la), legitima Persian: باقاعده‎ (fa) (bā qāʿede) Portuguese: regular (pt) Russian: пра́вильный (ru) (právilʹnyj) Ukrainian: пра́вильний (uk) (právylʹnyj)

well-behaved, orderly; restrained

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Hebrew: סָדִיר‎ (sadír)

happening at constant intervals

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Azerbaijani: mütəmadi, müntəzəm Bulgarian: регулярен (reguljaren) Chinese: Mandarin: 經常的／经常的 (zh) (jīngcháng de) Danish: fast (da), regelmæssig Dutch: vast (nl) Esperanto: regula (eo) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Greek: συχνός (el) m (sychnós), συχνή (el) f (sychní), συχνό (el) n (sychnó) Hungarian: rendszeres (hu) Irish: rialta Italian: periodico (it) Polish: regularny (pl) Portuguese: regular (pt) Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj), ча́стый (ru) (částyj), постоя́нный (ru) (postojánnyj) Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach Ukrainian: пості́йний (postíjnyj), системати́чний (systematýčnyj), черго́вий (čerhóvyj)

grammar

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Belarusian: пра́вільны (právilʹny) Bulgarian: правилен (bg) (pravilen) Chinese: Mandarin: 規則變化的／规则变化的 (guīzé biànhuà de) Czech: pravidelný (cs) m Danish: regelmæssig Dutch: regelmatig (nl) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi), heikko (fi) French: régulier (fr) Galician: regular (gl) German: regelmäßig (de) Greek: ομαλός (el) (omalós) Hungarian: szabályos (hu) Irish: rialta Japanese: 規則な (ja) (きそくな, kisoku na) Latin: legitimus (la) Luxembourgish: regelméisseg Polish: regularny (pl) Portuguese: regular (pt) Russian: пра́вильный (ru) (právilʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: riaghailteach Spanish: regular (es) Turkish: düzenli (tr) Ukrainian: пра́вильний (uk) (právylʹnyj)

having expected characteristics

Arabic: عَادِيّ‎ (ʿādiyy) Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor) Bulgarian: обичаен (bg) (običaen) Chinese: Mandarin: 平常 (zh) (píngcháng) Czech: normální (cs), obyčejný (cs) Danish: almindelig (da), normal (da) Dutch: gewoon (nl) Finnish: tavanomainen (fi), normaali (fi) Galician: regular (gl) German: normal (de), gewöhnlich (de) Greek: κανονικός (el) m (kanonikós), κανονική (el) f (kanonikí), κανονικό (el) n (kanonikó), κοινός (el) m (koinós), κοινή (el) f (koiní), κοινό (el) n (koinó), συνηθισμένος (el) m (synithisménos), συνηθισμένη f (synithisméni), συνηθισμένο n (synithisméno) Hungarian: rendes (hu), szokványos (hu), szokásos (hu) Korean: 일반 (ko) (ilban) Portuguese: regular (pt) Russian: обы́чный (ru) (obýčnyj), норма́льный (ru) (normálʹnyj) Spanish: regular (es) Ukrainian: звича́йний (zvyčájnyj), норма́льний (normálʹnyj)

permanently organised

Bulgarian: систематичен (bg) (sistematičen) Finnish: pysyvä (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Hungarian: állandó (hu) Italian: abituale (it), regolare (it), usuale (it) Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj)

having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) Galician: regular (gl) Hungarian: szabályosan [verb] -ó/-ő, szabályos [noun] -ú/-ű

exemplary; utter, downright

Bulgarian: нормален (bg) (normalen) Finnish: tavallinen (fi) Hungarian: szabályos (hu), valódi (hu), valóságos (hu)

botany, zoology: having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)

crystallography: isometric — see isometric

snowboarding: riding with the left foot forward

Finnish: tavallinen (fi)

analysis: of a Borel measure, such that every set in its domain is both outer and inner regular

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)

Adverb

regular (not comparable)

1. (archaic, dialect, nonstandard) Regularly, on a regular basis.
   • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 131:

     'And if the knowledge wasn'y well come by, why, you might ha' made up for it by coming to church reg'lar.'

   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

     Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.

   • 1961, Colin Thiele, The Sun on the Stubble, Melbourne: Rigby Limited, page 113:

     "Drain her every thousand, regular. Don't do it myself, o' course; just drop her in at the lubritorium."

   • 1988, Mary Steele, Mallyroot's Pub at Misery Ponds, Ringwood: Puffin Books, page 37:

     "All we've got to do is stick 'em in the bedroom and feed 'em regular."

Noun

regular (plural regulars)

1. A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
2. A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.

   Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.

3. A member of an armed forces or police force.
4. A frequent customer, client or business partner.

   This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.

5. (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
6. Anything that is normal or standard.
   • 2011, Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat, Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

     You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.

7. A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
8. A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
9. A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.

Synonyms

• (routine visitor): frequenter, habitué, patron, usual suspects

Antonyms

• non-regular, nonregular

Translations

member of the British Army

routine visitor

Bulgarian: редовен посетител (redoven posetitel) Catalan: parroquià (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 常客 (zh) (chángkè) Dutch: stamgast (nl) m Finnish: vakioasiakas (fi), kanta-asiakas (fi) French: habitué (fr) m, habituée (fr) f, habitués (fr) m pl, habituées (fr) f pl German: Stammgast (de) m, Stammgästin f Hungarian: törzsvendég (hu) Italian: cliente (it) m or f Polish: bywalec (pl) m, bywalczyni (pl) f Russian: клие́нт (ru) m (klijént), клие́нтка (ru) f (klijéntka), завсегда́тай (ru) m (zavsegdátaj) Spanish: parroquiano (es) Swedish: stamgäst (sv) c Welsh: ffyddlon (cy) m

frequent customer

Chinese: Mandarin: 常客 (zh) (chángkè), 老主顧／老主顾 (zh) (lǎozhǔgù) Czech: štamgast (cs) m Finnish: vakioasiakas (fi) French: habitué (fr) German: Stammkunde (de) m Hungarian: rendszeres/visszatérő ügyfél Polish: stały klient m, stała klientka f Swedish: stamkund (sv) c Ukrainian: постійний клієнт m (postijnyj klijent), постійна клієнтка f (postijna klijentka)

References

• regular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• regular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

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Asturian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular (epicene, plural regulares)

1. regular
2. fine, OK, average

Related terms

• regularidá

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre, present active infinitive of rēgulō. Compare the doublet reglar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Verb

regular (first-person singular indicative present regulo, past participle reguláu)

1. to regulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular

infinitive		regular
gerund		regulando
past participle		m reguláu, f regulada, n regulao, m pl regulaos, f pl regulaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	regulo	regules	regula	regulamos	reguláis	regulen
	imperfect	regulaba	regulabes	regulaba	regulábemos, regulábamos	regulabeis, regulabais	regulaben
	preterite	regulé	regulasti, regulesti	reguló	regulemos	regulastis, regulestis	regularon
	pluperfect	regulare, regulara	regulares, regularas	regulare, regulara	reguláremos, reguláramos	regulareis, regularais	regularen, regularan
	future	regularé	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularéis	regularán
	conditional	regularía	regularíes	regularía	regularíemos, regularíamos	regularíeis, regularíais	regularíen
subjunctive	present	regule	regules, regulas	regule	regulemos	reguléis	regulen, regulan
	imperfect	regulare, regulara	regulares, regularas	regulare, regulara	reguláremos, reguláramos	regulareis, regularais	regularen, regularan
imperative		—	regula	—	—	regulái	—

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /rə.ɡuˈla/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.ɡuˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular (masculine and feminine plural regulars)

1. regular (having a constant pattern)

   Antonym: irregular

2. normal, average
3. (geometry) regular (both equilateral and equiangular)

   Antonym: irregular

Derived terms

• regularitat
• regularitzar
• regularment

Related terms

• irregular
• regla

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre, present active infinitive of rēgulō.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, past participle regulat)

1. (transitive) to regulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular (first conjugation)

infinitive			regular
present participle			regulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regulat		regulada
		plural		regulats		regulades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	regulo	regules	regula	regulem	reguleu	regulen
	imperfect	regulava	regulaves	regulava	regulàvem	regulàveu	regulaven
	future	regularé	regularàs	regularà	regularem	regulareu	regularan
	preterite	regulí	regulares	regulà	regulàrem	regulàreu	regularen
	conditional	regularia	regularies	regularia	regularíem	regularíeu	regularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reguli	regulis	reguli	regulem	reguleu	regulin
	imperfect	regulés	regulessis	regulés	reguléssim	reguléssiu	regulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	regula	reguli	regulem	reguleu	regulin

Derived terms

• regulador

Related terms

• regulació

Further reading

• “regular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “regular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “regular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “regular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reɣuˈlaɾ]

Etymology 1

Attested since circa 1300. Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular m or f (plural regulares)

1. regular
2. average

Derived terms

• irregular
• regularmente

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulō.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulei, past participle regulado)

1. to regulate
2. to tune (an engine)

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	regular
personal	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularen
Gerund
	regulando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	regulado			regulados
feminine	regulada			reguladas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	regulo	regulas	regula	regulamos	regulades	regulan
imperfect	regulaba	regulabas	regulaba	regulabamos	regulabades	regulaban
preterite	regulei	regulaches	regulou	regulamos	regulastes	regularon
pluperfect	regulara	regularas	regulara	regularamos	regularades	regularan
future	regularei	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularedes	regularán
conditional	regularía	regularías	regularía	regulariamos	regulariades	regularían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	regule	regules	regule	regulemos	reguledes	regulen
preterite	regulase	regulases	regulase	regulásemos	regulásedes	regulasen
future	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularen
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	regula	regule	regulemos	regulade	regulen
negative	–	regules	regule	regulemos	reguledes	regulen

References

• “regular” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “regular” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “regular” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “regular” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “regular” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [he.ɡuˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [he.ɡuˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [he.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [χe.ɡuˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaɻ/ [he.ɡuˈlaɻ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

• Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Adjective

regular m or f (plural regulares, comparable, comparative maisregular, superlative o maisregular or regularíssimo)

1. regular
2. average

Derived terms

• irregular
• regularmente

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgulāre. Compare the doublet regrar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡuˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(ɻ)]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]

• Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulei, past participle regulado)

1. to regulate
2. to tune (an engine)
3. to set (a watch, clock)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regular
Personal	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Gerund
	regulando
Past participle
Masculine	regulado			regulados
Feminine	regulada			reguladas
Indicative
Present	regulo	regulas	regula	regulamos	regulais	regulam
Imperfect	regulava	regulavas	regulava	regulávamos	reguláveis	regulavam
Preterite	regulei	regulaste	regulou	regulamos1, regulámos2	regulastes	regularam
Pluperfect	regulara	regularas	regulara	reguláramos	reguláreis	regularam
Future	regularei	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regulareis	regularão
Conditional
	regularia	regularias	regularia	regularíamos	regularíeis	regulariam
Subjunctive
Present	regule	regules	regule	regulemos	reguleis	regulem
Imperfect	regulasse	regulasses	regulasse	regulássemos	regulásseis	regulassem
Future	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Imperative
Affirmative		regula	regule	regulemos	regulai	regulem
Negative (não)		não regules	não regule	não regulemos	não reguleis	não regulem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• regra
• régua
• regulação
• regulador
• regulagem
• regulamento
• regularidade
• regularização
• regularizar

 

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡuˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular (plural regulares)

1. regular, steady, even
2. fair, fairly good, average
3. common, ordinary, middling, so-so
4. (grammar) regular

Derived terms

• por lo regular
• regularidad
• regularmente
• verbo regular

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre, present active infinitive of rēgulō.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulé, past participle regulado)

1. to regulate
2. to control
3. to adjust
4. to put in order

Conjugation

    Conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			regular
gerund			regulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regulado		regulada
		plural		regulados		reguladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regulo	regulastú regulásvos	regula	regulamos	reguláis	regulan
	imperfect	regulaba	regulabas	regulaba	regulábamos	regulabais	regulaban
	preterite	regulé	regulaste	reguló	regulamos	regulasteis	regularon
	future	regularé	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularéis	regularán
	conditional	regularía	regularías	regularía	regularíamos	regularíais	regularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regule	regulestú regulésvos2	regule	regulemos	reguléis	regulen
	imperfect (ra)	regulara	regularas	regulara	reguláramos	regularais	regularan
	imperfect (se)	regulase	regulases	regulase	regulásemos	regulaseis	regulasen
	future1	regulare	regulares	regulare	reguláremos	regulareis	regularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		regulatú regulávos	regule	regulemos	regulad	regulen
	negative		no regules	no regule	no regulemos	no reguléis	no regulen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of regular

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive regular
	dative	regularme	regularte	regularle, regularse	regularnos	regularos	regularles, regularse
	accusative	regularme	regularte	regularlo, regularla, regularse	regularnos	regularos	regularlos, regularlas, regularse
with gerund regulando
	dative	regulándome	regulándote	regulándole, regulándose	regulándonos	regulándoos	regulándoles, regulándose
	accusative	regulándome	regulándote	regulándolo, regulándola, regulándose	regulándonos	regulándoos	regulándolos, regulándolas, regulándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative regula
	dative	regúlame	regúlate	regúlale	regúlanos	not used	regúlales
	accusative	regúlame	regúlate	regúlalo, regúlala	regúlanos	not used	regúlalos, regúlalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative regulá
	dative	regulame	regulate	regulale	regulanos	not used	regulales
	accusative	regulame	regulate	regulalo, regulala	regulanos	not used	regulalos, regulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative regule
	dative	regúleme	not used	regúlele, regúlese	regúlenos	not used	regúleles
	accusative	regúleme	not used	regúlelo, regúlela, regúlese	regúlenos	not used	regúlelos, regúlelas
with first-person plural imperative regulemos
	dative	not used	regulémoste	regulémosle	regulémonos	regulémoos	regulémosles
	accusative	not used	regulémoste	regulémoslo, regulémosla	regulémonos	regulémoos	regulémoslos, regulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative regulad
	dative	reguladme	not used	reguladle	reguladnos	regulaos	reguladles
	accusative	reguladme	not used	reguladlo, reguladla	reguladnos	regulaos	reguladlos, reguladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative regulen
	dative	regúlenme	not used	regúlenle	regúlennos	not used	regúlenles, regúlense
	accusative	regúlenme	not used	regúlenlo, regúlenla	regúlennos	not used	regúlenlos, regúlenlas, regúlense

Related terms

• regla
• regulable
• regulación
• regulador
• regularidad
• regularización
• regularizar
• regulativo

 

Further reading

• “regular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regular.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar
• IPA^(key): /ɾeɡuˈlaɾ/, [ɾe.ɣʊˈlaɾ]

Adjective

regulár

1. regular; usual; ordinary

   Synonyms: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan

2. habitual; steady; permanent

   Synonyms: pirmihan, palagian

3. uniform; not changing
4. customary; usual

   Synonyms: katamtaman, kainaman

Derived terms

• karegularan
• pagkaregular

 

Related terms

• regulasyon
• regulador
• regularidad