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regular

See also: regulär

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Etymology

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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”).

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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, Colin Jones, 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, A[lison] L[ouise] Kennedy, 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".
  11. (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
    • 1868-69, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 21, in Little Women‎[1], part 1:
      “I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      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.
  12. (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]
    Antonym: irregular
  13. 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, Bill Bryson, 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.
  14. (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
  15. (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
    a regular flower; a regular sea urchin
  16. (crystallography) Isometric.
  17. (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
    Antonym: goofy
  18. (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
  20. (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
  21. (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
  22. (obsolete, not comparable, of a ring) A von Neumann regular: such that every left module (over the given ring) is flat.
    Synonym: absolutely flat

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  • register (not etymologically related but has semantic associations)

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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.
    • 1946, William Hatfield, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 47:
      "There's only twenty men staying in the house regular," said Ahearne, showing him around[.]
    • 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."

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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.
  10. (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces who has chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of service in the army.
    • 2004, Ong Lay Jinn, 00:24:49 from the start, in Perth: The Geylang Massacre:
      Boss, this is the situation. They were regulars in the army. They’ve left the army and are taxi drivers now. He was a commando and he was a state boxer. They don’t earn much and there’s no end.

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Asturian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

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regular (epicene, plural regulares)

  1. regular
  2. fine, OK, average
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre. Compare the doublet reglar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Verb

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

  1. to regulate
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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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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

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regular m or f (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
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre.

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

  1. (transitive) to regulate
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    Conjugation of regular (first conjugation)
infinitive regular
gerund 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
affirmative — regula reguli regulem reguleu regulin
negative (no) — no regulis no reguli no regulem no reguleu no regulin
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  • IPA(key): (standard) /reɡuˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /reħuˈlaɾ/ [re.ħuˈlaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

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Attested since circa 1300. Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

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regular m or f (plural regulares)

  1. regular
  2. average
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Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Latin rēgulō.

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

  1. to regulate
  2. to tune (an engine)
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    Conjugation of regular
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal regular
Personal regular regulares regular regularmos regulardes regularen
Gerund
regulando
Past participle
Masculine regulado regulados
Feminine regulada reguladas
Indicative
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
Present regule regules regule regulemos reguledes regulen
Imperfect regulase regulases regulase regulásemos regulásedes regulasen
Future regular regulares regular regularmos regulardes regularen
Imperative
Affirmative regula regule regulemos regulade regulen
Negative (non) non regules non regule non regulemos non reguledes non regulen
    Reintegrated conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / 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 regulades, regulais regulam
Imperfect regulava regulavas regulava regulávamos regulávades, reguláveis, regulávais1 regulavam
Preterite regulei regulaste, regulache1 regulou regulamos regulastes regulárom, regularam
Pluperfect regulara regularas regulara reguláramos regulárades, reguláreis, regulárais1 regularam
Future regularei regularás regulará regularemos regularedes, regulareis regularám, regularão
Conditional regularia regularias regularia regularíamos regularíades, regularíeis, regularíais1 regulariam
Subjunctive
Present regule regules regule regulemos reguledes, reguleis regulem
Imperfect regulasse regulasses regulasse regulássemos regulássedes, regulásseis regulassem
Future regular regulares regular regularmos regulardes regularem
Imperative
Affirmative regula regule regulemos regulade, regulai regulem
Negative (nom) nom regules nom regule nom regulemos nom reguledes, nom reguleis nom regulem

1Less recommended.

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin rēgulāris.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈla.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

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

  1. regular
  2. average
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Etymology 2

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

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈla.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

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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)
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    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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rēgulāris. By surface analysis, regulă +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /re.ɡuˈlar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

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regular m or n (feminine singular regulară, masculine plural regulari, feminine and neuter plural regulare)

  1. regular

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Declension of regular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite regular regulară regulari regulare
definite regularul regulara regularii regularele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite regular regulare regulari regulare
definite regularului regularei regularilor regularelor

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

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regular m or f (masculine and feminine plural regulares)

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

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Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre.

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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
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    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.

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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
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish regular.

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regulár (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄᜓᜎᜇ᜔)

  1. regular; usual; ordinary
    Synonyms: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
  2. habitual; steady; permanent
    Synonyms: pirmihan, palagian
  3. uniform; not changing
  4. customary; usual
    Synonyms: katamtaman, kainaman

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  • “regular”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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