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{ "term": "regular", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "following a pattern, especially with the same time or space in between each thing and the next", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "regular breathing" }, { "text": "a regular pulse/heartbeat" }, { "text": "A light flashed **at regular intervals**." }, { "text": "There is a regular bus service to the airport." }, { "text": "**regular meetings/visits**" }, { "text": "We also hold a regular monthly meeting." }, { "text": "The equipment is checked **on a regular basis**." }, { "text": "She writes a **regular column** for a national newspaper." }, { "text": "a regular geometric pattern" }, { "text": "His blood pressures was taken at regular intervals." }, { "text": "She enjoyed his increasingly regular visits." }, { "text": "The paintings are changed on a regular basis." }, { "text": "at fairly regular intervals" }, { "text": "highly regular patterns" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be"], "adverb": ["highly", "very", "perfectly"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "done or happening often", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you take **regular exercise**?" }, { "text": "I'm still **in regular contact with** friends I met at university." }, { "text": "Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families." }, { "text": "a painter whose work is a **regular feature** of the Summer Exhibition" }, { "text": "The key to good anti-virus software is regular updates." }, { "text": "She went on with her regular evening task of doing the accounts." }, { "text": "Eat a healthy diet and take regular exercise." }, { "text": "In the 1950s he made regular appearances on Broadway." }, { "text": "Nightmares and night-time anxiety are a regular feature of his work." }, { "text": "Power cuts were a fairly regular occurrence." }, { "text": "There were regular complaints of obstruction caused by parked vehicles." }, { "text": "The plant requires regular pruning to maintain its shape." }, { "text": "There were regular disputes over boundaries." }, { "text": "This breed of dog benefits from a regular supply of green vegetables in its diet." } ], "topics": ["Time"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"], "adverb": ["very", "fairly", "pretty"], "phrases": ["at regular intervals", "on a regular basis"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "doing the same thing or going to the same place often", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**regular readers/customers/users**" }, { "text": "She is a **regular contributor** to many journals and magazines" }, { "text": "regular offenders *(= against the law)*" }, { "text": "He was a **regular visitor** to her house." }, { "text": "The parents are not regular churchgoers." }, { "text": "They have been regular customers for many years." }, { "text": "Her views on the subject will be familiar to regular readers of the paper." }, { "text": "Regular smokers also drink more alcohol than non-smokers." }, { "text": "Many of them were regular users of heroin." }, { "text": "He became a regular visitor to Hamilton Road." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"], "adverb": ["very", "fairly", "pretty"], "phrases": ["at regular intervals", "on a regular basis"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "changing their form in the same way as most other verbs and nouns", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The past participle of regular verbs ends in ‘-ed’." } ], "topics": ["Language"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "usual", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I couldn't see my regular doctor today." }, { "text": "On Monday he would have to return to his regular duties." }, { "text": "It's important to follow the regular procedure." }, { "text": "He was mistaken for one of the regular crew." }, { "text": "the last match of the **regular season**" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "of a standard size", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Regular or large fries?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "ordinary; without any special or extra features", "labels": "(especially North American English)(approving)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you want regular or diet cola?" }, { "text": "I just want to buy a regular white shirt—nothing fancy." }, { "text": "He's just a regular guy who loves his dog." }, { "text": "He's a pretty regular guy." }, { "text": "She comes from a perfectly regular middle-class family." }, { "text": "The other bag had my regular clothes in it." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem"], "adverb": ["fairly", "pretty", "perfectly"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "having an even shape", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a face with regular features" }, { "text": "He flashed a smile, showing two rows of white, regular teeth." }, { "text": "Her face was perfectly regular." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be"], "adverb": ["highly", "very", "perfectly"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "lasting or happening over a long period", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The need to earn a regular income restricted the time he could spend pursuing his real interests." }, { "text": "She couldn't find any regular employment." }, { "text": "I needed to get a regular job." }, { "text": "I decided to give up the freelance work and concentrate on my regular job." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "belonging to or connected with the permanent armed forces or police force of a country", "examples": [ { "text": "the **regular army**" }, { "text": "regular soldiers" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "used for emphasis to show that somebody/something is an exact or clear example of the thing mentioned", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The whole thing was a regular disaster." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very regularly; happening at the same time in the same way", "examples": [ { "text": "He is home by six every day, regular as clockwork." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈreɡjələ(r)/", "audio": "re/regular/regular__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈreɡjələr/", "audio": "re/regular/regular__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French reguler, from Latin regularis, from regula ‘rule’." }