{
    "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’."
}