adj.
1 frequent
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ fairly , pretty ( esp. AmE ), quite , reasonably
▪
a pretty ~ customer
▪ increasingly
▪
She enjoyed his increasingly ~ visits.
PHRASES
▪ at ~ intervals
▪
His blood pressures was taken at ~ intervals.
▪ on a ~ basis
▪
The paintings are changed on a ~ basis.
2 following a pattern
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ highly , very
▪
highly ~ patterns
▪ perfectly
▪
Her face was perfectly ~.
▪ fairly
3 ( AmE ) ordinary
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪
Everything seemed ~.
ADVERB
▪ fairly , pretty
▪
He's a pretty ~ guy.
▪ perfectly
▪
She comes from a perfectly ~ middle-class family.
Regular is used with these nouns: ↑ appearance , ↑ army , ↑ assessment , ↑ attendance , ↑ basis , ↑ beat , ↑ bedtime , ↑ breathing , ↑ briefing , ↑ bus , ↑ check , ↑ check-up , ↑ chore , ↑ client , ↑ clientele , ↑ clothes , ↑ column , ↑ communication , ↑ contact , ↑ contributor , ↑ correspondence , ↑ customer , ↑ cycle , ↑ drinker , ↑ duty , ↑ employment , ↑ event , ↑ exercise , ↑ exposure , ↑ fare , ↑ fashion , ↑ feature , ↑ feedback , ↑ fix , ↑ fixture , ↑ flight , ↑ folk , ↑ follow-up , ↑ force , ↑ gasoline , ↑ grid , ↑ guest , ↑ guy , ↑ habit , ↑ haunt , ↑ hour , ↑ income , ↑ injection , ↑ inspection , ↑ intake , ↑ job , ↑ mail , ↑ maintenance , ↑ medical , ↑ medication , ↑ meeting , ↑ member , ↑ menu , ↑ military , ↑ milk , ↑ monitoring , ↑ occurrence , ↑ participant , ↑ pattern , ↑ payment , ↑ physiotherapy , ↑ premium , ↑ programme , ↑ rate , ↑ reader , ↑ repayment , ↑ report , ↑ review , ↑ rhythm , ↑ routine , ↑ saver , ↑ schedule , ↑ season , ↑ service , ↑ session , ↑ shape , ↑ shopper , ↑ sight , ↑ smoker , ↑ soda , ↑ soldier , ↑ subscriber , ↑ sum , ↑ summit , ↑ supervision , ↑ supply , ↑ surveillance , ↑ survey , ↑ swim , ↑ trip , ↑ troops , ↑ update , ↑ use , ↑ user , ↑ verb , ↑ viewer , ↑ visit , ↑ visitor , ↑ wage , ↑ winner , ↑ work , ↑ workout , ↑ worship