Regular | Mean of regular in English Dictionary

/ˈrɛgjəlɚ/

• happening over and over again at the same time or in the same way
1. He works regular hours. [=he works at the same time every work day]
2. He has never held a regular [=steady] job.
3. Most days she follows a regular routine/schedule.
4. The music has a regular [=steady] beat.
• happening at times that are equally separated
1. The town holds regular meetings.
2. five regular payments of $100
3. His breathing/heartbeat is regular. [=normal]
4. The sales team meets on a regular basis. [=regularly]
5. The buses run from 4 a.m. to midnight at regular intervals. [=there is the same amount of time between buses]
• happening or done very often
1. Seeing wildlife is a regular [=common] occurrence where she lives.
2. We made regular use of the pool.
3. Getting regular exercise is important.
4. Exercise has become a regular part of my lifestyle.
5. The theater was in regular use [=was used continuously] for over 20 years.

• doing the same thing or going to the same place very often
1. He is a regular contributor to the magazine.
2. She is a regular [=frequent] guest on the TV show.
3. He is one of the store's regular customers. [=customers who shop at the store frequently]
• spaced an equal distance apart
1. The seedlings were planted in regular rows.
2. The wallpaper has a regular pattern of stripes.
3. The boards are placed at regular intervals. [=the space between each board is the same]
• normal or usual
1. Our regular business/office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2. The regular price is $45, but it is on sale for $30.
3. I saw a different doctor because my regular doctor was on vacation.
4. He is substituting today for the regular quarterback.
5. The class will meet at the regular time tomorrow.
6. The regular [=scheduled] television programming was interrupted by a special report.
7. The regular season for football begins soon.
8. Parties are a regular feature of college life.
9. He sat down in his regular spot.
• not special or unusual
1. Do you use regular or premium gas in your car?
2. Would you like a regular [=normal size] soda or a large?
3. He's a regular [=average, ordinary] guy.
4. It's nothing special, just a regular [=basic] stereo. = It's just a regular old stereo.
5. He drinks regular coffee. [=coffee that has caffeine]
• having a shape that is smooth or even
1. a regular surface/outline
• having parts that are arranged in an even or balanced way
1. He has very regular features.
• following the normal patterns by which word forms (such as the past tenses of verbs) are usually created
1. “Talk” is a regular verb because its past tense is “talked.”
2. nouns with regular plural forms
• able to have normal bowel movements
1. Eating plenty of fiber helps me keep/stay regular.
• having or being menstrual cycles that usually last the same number of days each time
1. She is very regular. = Her cycle is very regular.
• belonging to a country's official army
1. the regular army/troops/soldiers
• Noun
• someone who goes somewhere very often
1. They are regulars at the bar/restaurant.
• someone who often or usually performs, plays, etc.
1. He is a regular on the television show.
2. the regulars on a baseball team
• something that is average or usual in quality or size
1. Do you drink decaf or regular? [=regular coffee]
2. “What kind of gas do you put in your car?” “I use regular.”
3. We'll have one large soda and two regulars.
• a soldier who belongs to a country's permanent army
1. The regulars were called to battle.