Standard Lemma guide

regularly

adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Bulgarian: нормално (normalno) — normally, ordinarily
  • Bulgarian: обичайно (običajno) — normally, ordinarily
  • Catalan: regularment — normally, ordinarily
  • French: normalement — normally, ordinarily
  • French: ordinairement — normally, ordinarily
  • Galician: normalmente — normally, ordinarily
  • German: regelmäßig — normally, ordinarily
  • Hungarian: szabályosan — normally, ordinarily
  • Polish: normalnie — normally, ordinarily
  • Polish: typowo — normally, ordinarily
  • Portuguese: normalmente — normally, ordinarily
  • Russian: обы́чно (obýčno) — normally, ordinarily
  • Spanish: comúnmente — normally, ordinarily
  • Swedish: vanligen — normally, ordinarily
  • Swedish: vanligtvis — normally, ordinarily
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