adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:regʹyo͝oləli
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə.li/
UK:/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.li/
General-American:regʹyələrli
General-American:/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ.li/
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CMU ARPABET:R EH1 G Y AH0 L ER0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
With constant frequency or pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We regularly buy lottery tickets from the corner store.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
normally; ordinarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Noemi decided to dress regularly for the party, instead of going for an outrageous outfit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in a regular manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
letters arrived regularly from his children
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: on a regular basis
Antonyms: irregularly
4
adverb
Meaning 4
in a regular way without variation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
try to breathe evenly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: irregularly
5
adverb
Meaning 5
having a regular form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
regularly shaped objects
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: irregularly
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English regular Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English regularly From regular + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
рэгуля́рна
(rehuljárna)
— with constant frequency
Bulgarian:
редовно
(redovno)
— with constant frequency
Bulgarian:
регулярно
(reguljarno)
— with constant frequency
Burmese:
မှန်မှန်
(hmanhman)
— with constant frequency
Catalan:
regularment
— with constant frequency
Czech:
pravidelně
— with constant frequency
Esperanto:
regule
— with constant frequency
Estonian:
regulaarselt
— with constant frequency
Finnish:
säännöllisesti
— with constant frequency
French:
régulièrement
— with constant frequency
French:
fréquemment
— with constant frequency
Galician:
regularmente
— with constant frequency
German:
regulär
— with constant frequency
Greek:
τακτικά
(taktiká)
— with constant frequency
Hungarian:
rendszeresen
— with constant frequency
Māori:
riterite
— with constant frequency
Occitan:
regularament
— with constant frequency
Polish:
regularnie
— with constant frequency
Polish:
systematycznie
— with constant frequency
Portuguese:
regularmente
— with constant frequency
Russian:
регуля́рно
(reguljárno)
— with constant frequency
Spanish:
regularmente
— with constant frequency
Swedish:
regelbundet
— with constant frequency
Ukrainian:
регуля́рно
(rehuljárno)
— with constant frequency