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• Received-Pronunciation: regʹyo͝olər
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/
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• US: regʹyələr
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• US: regʹlər
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• US: /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
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• US: [ˈɹɛɡjɪ̈lɚ]
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• US: /ˈɹɛɡl̩ɚ/
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• US: [ˈɹɛɡl̩ɚ]
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• Scotland: /ˈɾɛɡjʉləɾ/
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• Scotland: /ˈɾɛɡjələɾ/
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• South-Asia: regʹ(y)o͝olər
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• South-Asia: /ˈrɛɡ(j)ʊlə(r)/
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• rhymes with -ɛɡjʊlə(ɹ)
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• rhymes with -ɛɡjələ(ɹ)
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• rhymes with -ɛɡələ(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: R EH1 G Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: R EY1 G Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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 *h3reǵ- (“move in a straight line”).

261 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: монашески (monašeski) — bound by religious rule
• Czech: řádový — bound by religious rule
• Finnish: säännöllinen — bound by religious rule
• French: régulier — bound by religious rule
• Galician: regular — bound by religious rule
• Irish: rialta — bound by religious rule
• Arabic: عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy) — having a constant pattern
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — having a constant pattern
• Assamese: নিয়মীয়া (niomia) — having a constant pattern
• Azerbaijani: mütəmadi — having a constant pattern
• Azerbaijani: müntəzəm — having a constant pattern
• Belarusian: рэгуля́рны (rehuljárny) — having a constant pattern
• Burmese: မှန် (hman) — having a constant pattern
• Chinese Mandarin: 常 (cháng) — having a constant pattern
• Chinese Mandarin: 頻繁 /频繁 (pínfán) — having a constant pattern
• Czech: pravidelný — having a constant pattern
• Danish: regelmæssig — having a constant pattern
• Dutch: regelmatig — having a constant pattern
• Esperanto: regula — having a constant pattern
• Finnish: säännönmukainen — having a constant pattern
• Finnish: säännöllinen — having a constant pattern
• French: régulier — having a constant pattern
• Galician: regular — having a constant pattern
• German: regulär — having a constant pattern
• German: regelmäßig — having a constant pattern
• German: Gleichmäßig — having a constant pattern
• Greek: συχνός (sychnós) — having a constant pattern
• Greek: συχνή (sychní) — having a constant pattern
• Greek: συχνό (sychnó) — having a constant pattern
• Hebrew: רגיל (ragíl) — having a constant pattern
• Hebrew: סָדִיר (sadír) — having a constant pattern
• Hindi: नियमित (niymit) — having a constant pattern
• Hungarian: szabályos — having a constant pattern
• Hungarian: szabályszerű — having a constant pattern
• Hungarian: állandó — having a constant pattern
• Hungarian: megszokott — having a constant pattern
• Hungarian: reguláris — having a constant pattern
• Indonesian: beraturan — having a constant pattern
• Irish: rialta — having a constant pattern
• Italian: regolare — having a constant pattern
• Japanese: 規則 (kisoku) — having a constant pattern
• Japanese: 規則動詞 (kisokudōshi) — having a constant pattern
• Korean: 정식의 (jeongsig-ui) — having a constant pattern
• Latin: rectus — having a constant pattern
• Māori: nahanaha — having a constant pattern
• Marathi: नियमित (niyamit) — having a constant pattern
• Norman: rédgulyi — having a constant pattern
• Norwegian: regelmessig — having a constant pattern
• Polish: regularny — having a constant pattern
• Portuguese: regular — having a constant pattern
• Romanian: regulat — having a constant pattern
• Russian: регуля́рный (reguljárnyj) — having a constant pattern
• Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach — having a constant pattern
• Spanish: regular — having a constant pattern
• Spanish: eurítmico — having a constant pattern
• Swedish: regelbunden — having a constant pattern
• Turkish: düzenli — having a constant pattern
• Ukrainian: регуля́рний (rehuljárnyj) — having a constant pattern
• Arabic: مُنْتَظِمٌ (muntaẓimun) — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Bulgarian: пра́вилен (právilen) — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Finnish: säännöllinen — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• French: régulier — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Galician: regular — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Hungarian: szabályos — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Hungarian: egyenlő oldalú — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Polish: foremny — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Russian: пра́вильный (právilʹnyj) — of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal
• Bulgarian: правилен (pravilen) — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• Finnish: säännöllinen — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• French: régulier — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• Hungarian: szabályos — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• Polish: foremny — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• Russian: правильный (pravilʹnyj) — of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Bulgarian: официа́лен (oficiálen) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Bulgarian: форма́лен (formálen) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Chinese Mandarin: 有規律的 /有规律的 (yǒu guīlǜ de) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Danish: regelmæssig — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Dutch: regelmatig — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Finnish: säännönmukainen — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Finnish: säännöllinen — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• French: en ordre — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Galician: regular — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Hindi: नियमित (niymit) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Hungarian: szabályos — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Hungarian: szabályszerű — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Irish: rialta — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Italian: regolare — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Latin: legitimus — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Latin: legitima — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Persian: باقاعده (bâqâ'ede) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Portuguese: regular — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Russian: пра́вильный (právilʹnyj) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Ukrainian: пра́вильний (právylʹnyj) — demonstrating consistent set of rules
• Finnish: säännöllinen — well-behaved, orderly; restrained
• Hebrew: סָדִיר (sadír) — well-behaved, orderly; restrained
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — happening at constant intervals
• Azerbaijani: mütəmadi — happening at constant intervals
• Azerbaijani: müntəzəm — happening at constant intervals
• Bulgarian: регулярен (reguljaren) — happening at constant intervals
• Chinese Mandarin: 經常的 /经常的 (jīngcháng de) — happening at constant intervals
• Danish: fast — happening at constant intervals
• Danish: regelmæssig — happening at constant intervals
• Dutch: vast — happening at constant intervals
• Esperanto: regula — happening at constant intervals
• Finnish: säännöllinen — happening at constant intervals
• French: régulier — happening at constant intervals
• Galician: regular — happening at constant intervals
• Greek: συχνός (sychnós) — happening at constant intervals
• Greek: συχνή (sychní) — happening at constant intervals
• Greek: συχνό (sychnó) — happening at constant intervals
• Hindi: नियमित (niymit) — happening at constant intervals
• Hungarian: rendszeres — happening at constant intervals
• Irish: rialta — happening at constant intervals
• Italian: periodico — happening at constant intervals
• Marathi: नियमित (niyamit) — happening at constant intervals
• Polish: regularny — happening at constant intervals
• Portuguese: regular — happening at constant intervals
• Russian: регуля́рный (reguljárnyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Russian: ча́стый (částyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Russian: постоя́нный (postojánnyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach — happening at constant intervals
• Ukrainian: пості́йний (postíjnyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Ukrainian: системати́чний (systematýčnyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Ukrainian: черго́вий (čerhóvyj) — happening at constant intervals
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — grammar
• Belarusian: пра́вільны (právilʹny) — grammar
• Bulgarian: правилен (pravilen) — grammar
• Chinese Mandarin: 規則變化的 /规则变化的 (guīzé biànhuà de) — grammar
• Czech: pravidelný — grammar
• Danish: regelmæssig — grammar
• Dutch: regelmatig — grammar
• Finnish: säännöllinen — grammar
• Finnish: heikko — grammar
• French: régulier — grammar
• Galician: regular — grammar
• German: regelmäßig — grammar
• Greek: ομαλός (omalós) — grammar
• Hungarian: szabályos — grammar
• Irish: rialta — grammar
• Japanese: 規則な (kisoku na) — grammar
• Latin: legitimus — grammar
• Luxembourgish: regelméisseg — grammar
• Norwegian: regelmessig — grammar
• Polish: regularny — grammar
• Portuguese: regular — grammar
• Russian: пра́вильный (právilʹnyj) — grammar
• Scottish Gaelic: riaghailteach — grammar
• Spanish: regular — grammar
• Swedish: regelbunden — grammar
• Turkish: düzenli — grammar
• Ukrainian: пра́вильний (právylʹnyj) — grammar
• Arabic: عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy) — having expected characteristics
• Armenian: կանոնավոր (kanonavor) — having expected characteristics
• Bulgarian: обича́ен (običáen) — having expected characteristics
• Chinese Mandarin: 平常 (píngcháng) — having expected characteristics
• Czech: normální — having expected characteristics
• Czech: obyčejný — having expected characteristics
• Danish: almindelig — having expected characteristics
• Danish: normal — having expected characteristics
• Dutch: gewoon — having expected characteristics
• Finnish: tavanomainen — having expected characteristics
• Finnish: normaali — having expected characteristics
• French: normal — having expected characteristics
• French: classique — having expected characteristics
• French: ordinaire — having expected characteristics
• Galician: regular — having expected characteristics
• German: normal — having expected characteristics
• German: gewöhnlich — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κανονικός (kanonikós) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κανονική (kanonikí) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κανονικό (kanonikó) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κοινός (koinós) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κοινή (koiní) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: κοινό (koinó) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: συνηθισμένος (synithisménos) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: συνηθισμένη (synithisméni) — having expected characteristics
• Greek: συνηθισμένο (synithisméno) — having expected characteristics
• Hungarian: rendes — having expected characteristics
• Hungarian: szokványos — having expected characteristics
• Hungarian: szokásos — having expected characteristics
• Icelandic: reglulegur — having expected characteristics
• Indonesian: reguler — having expected characteristics
• Korean: 일반 (ilban) — having expected characteristics
• Portuguese: regular — having expected characteristics
• Russian: обы́чный (obýčnyj) — having expected characteristics
• Russian: норма́льный (normálʹnyj) — having expected characteristics
• Spanish: regular — having expected characteristics
• Turkish: normal — having expected characteristics
• Ukrainian: звича́йний (zvyčájnyj) — having expected characteristics
• Ukrainian: норма́льний (normálʹnyj) — having expected characteristics
• Bulgarian: системати́чен (sistematíčen) — permanently organised
• Esperanto: konstanta — permanently organised
• Finnish: pysyvä — permanently organised
• French: régulier — permanently organised
• Galician: regular — permanently organised
• Hungarian: állandó — permanently organised
• Italian: abituale — permanently organised
• Italian: regolare — permanently organised
• Italian: usuale — permanently organised
• Russian: регуля́рный (reguljárnyj) — permanently organised
• Finnish: säännöllinen — having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way
• French: réglé — having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way
• Galician: regular — having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way
• Hungarian: szabályosan [verb] -ó/-ő — having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way
• Hungarian: szabályos [noun] -ú/-ű — having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way
• Bulgarian: норма́лен (normálen) — exemplary; utter, downright
• Finnish: tavallinen — exemplary; utter, downright
• Hungarian: szabályos — exemplary; utter, downright
• Hungarian: valódi — exemplary; utter, downright
• Hungarian: valóságos — exemplary; utter, downright
• Finnish: säännöllinen — botany, zoology: having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape
• French: commun — botany, zoology: having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape
• Finnish: tavallinen — snowboarding: riding with the left foot forward
• Finnish: säännöllinen — analysis: of a Borel measure, such that every set in its domain is both outer and inner regular
• Bulgarian: редовен посетител (redoven posetitel) — routine visitor
• Catalan: parroquià — routine visitor
• Chinese Mandarin: 常客 (chángkè) — routine visitor
• Chinese Mandarin: 熟客 (shúkè) — routine visitor
• Dutch: stamgast — routine visitor
• Finnish: vakioasiakas — routine visitor
• Finnish: kanta-asiakas — routine visitor
• French: habitué — routine visitor
• French: habituée — routine visitor
• French: habitués — routine visitor
• French: habituées — routine visitor
• French: régulier — routine visitor
• German: Stammgast — routine visitor
• German: Stammgästin — routine visitor
• Hungarian: törzsvendég — routine visitor
• Italian: cliente — routine visitor
• Polish: bywalec — routine visitor
• Polish: bywalczyni — routine visitor
• Russian: клие́нт (klijént) — routine visitor
• Russian: клие́нтка (klijéntka) — routine visitor
• Russian: завсегда́тай (zavsegdátaj) — routine visitor
• Spanish: parroquiano — routine visitor
• Spanish: casero — routine visitor
• Spanish: vecero — routine visitor
• Spanish: marchante — routine visitor
• Spanish: frecuentador — routine visitor
• Swedish: stamgäst — routine visitor
• Welsh: ffyddlon — routine visitor
• Chinese Mandarin: 常客 (chángkè) — frequent customer
• Chinese Mandarin: 老主顧 /老主顾 (lǎozhǔgù) — frequent customer
• Chinese Mandarin: 熟客 (shúkè) — frequent customer
• Chinese Mandarin: 回頭客 /回头客 (huítóukè) — frequent customer
• Czech: štamgast — frequent customer
• Danish: stamkunde — frequent customer
• Finnish: vakioasiakas — frequent customer
• French: habitué — frequent customer
• French: régulier — frequent customer
• German: Stammkunde — frequent customer
• Hungarian: rendszeres/visszatérő ügyfél — frequent customer
• Japanese: リピーター — frequent customer
• Polish: stały klient — frequent customer
• Polish: stała klientka — frequent customer
• Swedish: stamkund — frequent customer
• Ukrainian: постійний клієнт (postijnyj klijent) — frequent customer
• Ukrainian: постійна клієнтка (postijna klijentka) — frequent customer