regularly

Everyday

1. Regularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week. tree →
2. Evenly, with the same distance or time between things. tree →

In the lessons

Used in health and everyday life: "Brush your teeth regularly", "exercise regularly". In science: water the plants regularly. In maths: regularly spaced points; "regular" shapes have equal sides and angles.

Examples

• Brush your teeth regularly. tree →
• We go swimming regularly on Saturdays. tree →
• Water the plants regularly. tree →
• The trees were regularly spaced along the road. tree →
• She regularly reads before bed. tree →
• Wash your hands regularly to stop germs. tree →
• The bus comes regularly every ten minutes. tree →
• Yes, then I was a little wild boy, who did not go to school very regularly. tree →

Note

Made from regular + -ly. Opposite: irregularly. "Regularly" does not always mean "very often"; it means at steady times.

In Jewish tradition

Used in health and everyday life: "Brush your teeth regularly", "exercise regularly". In science: water the plants regularly. In maths: regularly spaced points; "regular" shapes have equal sides and angles.

Examples

• "Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Made from regular + -ly. Opposite: irregularly. "Regularly" does not always mean "very often"; it means at steady times.