routinerou‧tine1 /ruːˈtiːn/ ●●○ W3 noun 
John’s departure had upset their daily routine. Try to get into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things). my daily exercise routine Dressing is a task which we do every day as a matter of routine (=done regularly and not unusual).2[countable] a set of movements, jokes etc that form part of a performance: a dance routine3[countable] technical a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation—routinize /ruːˈtiːnaɪz, ˈruːtiːnaɪz/ verb [transitive] American EnglishCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + routinesomebody’s daily routine· Make exercise part of your daily routine.somebody’s normal/usual/regular routine· Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.somebody’s morning routine· His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.the old routine· I get sick of the same old routine day after day.a familiar routine· Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.verbsget (somebody) into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)· Try to get your baby into a routine.slip/fall/settle into a routine (=get into a routine without making any difficulty)· The team slipped quickly into a routine.break a routine (=do something different)· Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.disrupt/upset somebody’s routine· She disliked things that disrupted her routine.phrasesa matter of routine· This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.a break from routine (=a change)· I needed a break from routine.
WORD ORIGINroutine1
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Old French route; ➔ ROUTE1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His routine consisted of work, dinner, then TV and bed.
- I was looking for a way out of the monotonous routine at the factory.
- Most babies soon develop a daily routine of eating and sleeping.
- She does not like having her work routine interrupted.
- The daily routine starts early, around 6:00 a.m.
- By representing words in the definitions as integers, storage requirements decrease dramatically and efficient sorting routines become easily applicable.
- Now, with hearing loss, the routine needs to be reviewed, to plan when to talk and when not to.
- Still, others managed to maintain their daily routines.
- The starlings' daily routine in the Park begins at dawn.
- These routines are written in assembly language but called as procedures or functions from Pascal modules.
- This practice should be based on proven principles, acceptable to all, and not on routine and ritual.
- You should still play a full part in Arrange definite times and a workable routine.
Longman Language Activatorwhat people usually do
something that you do regularly without thinking about it, because you have done it so many times before: · My father had some rather strange habits, like reading the newspaper in the bath.be in the habit of doing something: · She was in the habit of taking a walk in the early evening.not be in the habit of doing something: · I'm not in the habit of going to bars during the day.get into the habit of doing something: · He had got into the habit of phoning home during the day.
a series of things that someone usually does in the same order, especially when it is the same every day: · His routine consisted of work, dinner, then TV and bed.· Most babies soon develop a daily routine of eating and sleeping.· She does not like having her work routine interrupted.
the way that something is usually done in a particular situation or within a particular organization: · Checking police records of new staff is standard practice these days.it is standard practice (for somebody) to do something: · In the 1930s, it was standard practice for workers to have seven days' holiday a year.· It's standard practice for the architects and builders to haggle over costs.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + routine The theatres were closed on Saturday and Sunday for routine maintenance.
· Make exercise part of your daily routine.
· Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.
· His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.
· I get sick of the same old routine day after day.
· Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.
verbs (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)· Try to get your baby into a routine.
(=get into a routine without making any difficulty)· The team slipped quickly into a routine.
(=do something different)· Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.
· She disliked things that disrupted her routine.
phrases· This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.
(=a change)· I needed a break from routine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=happening as a normal part of a process)· I went to the doctor for a routine health check.
(=done regularly)· Who does most of the routine chores in your house?
(=the jokes that form a comedy show)· He always has a brilliant comedy routine.
(=a set of movements that are part of a dance)· She was practising a complicated dance routine.
· I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination.
British English, an exercise program American English (=a plan that includes different types of exercise)· The athletes follow an intensive exercise programme.· I’m finding it quite hard to stick to my exercise routine.
· I was overjoyed at the prospect of leaving my routine existence behind.
(=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine trouble
(=an ordinary inspection that happens regularly)· A routine inspection revealed that several lorries were not roadworthy.
The theatres were closed on Saturday and Sunday for routine maintenance. (=an operation that is often performed)· a routine operation to remove an appendix
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· It's become part of my normal daily routine.· For corporate employees, getting up in the morning has been the beginning of daily routines basic to their individual lives.· Cleanse your whole body Advocates believe that crystals can even play a big part in your daily beauty routine.· Instead, they must work hard throughout the period of change until they have integrated new behaviors into daily routines.· In the centre, we record part of my daily routine for self-help holistic medicine which includes pectoral muscle exercises.· Ultimately the individuals must integrate new behaviors and skills into daily routines so that only one job remains.· If not, there are simple relaxation routines which you can follow for yourself and fit into your daily routine.· Flying out to Happy Valley became a daily routine.
· It's a familiar routine, as Bush continues to work the centre ground in his presidential contest with Al Gore.· The familiar routine of anti-invasion preparations was soon well under way.· But the surroundings grew familiar, a routine established itself.· Caroline fell easily into the old, familiar routine.· Seemingly familiar with the routine, she cradled my head in her arms in a practised manner and stood waiting.· All too familiar routines Wherever I have described these results, I get instant recognition from executives.
· It's become part of my normal daily routine.· Otherwise, there was no change in the normal routine.· It's his normal cut-off-his-nose-to-spite-his-face routine.· I continue with my normal routine after I run.· Poindexter acknowledged that he had deleted computer messages, but claimed that this was part of his normal routine.· However, people living normal routines also can benefit from a knowledge of what their body clocks are telling them.· Do not try to perfect your normal eating routine.· I had plenty to do between normal routine work at Felixstowe and preparation connected with taking over Searcher.
· It always took some time after her departure to get back into the old routine again ... into the old pleasant routine.· We're back to the old routine now.· Caroline fell easily into the old, familiar routine.· Life took up its old monotonous routine.· Instead I closed him out, continued without him and became absorbed in my old routine.
· It is expected that this in turn can be eliminated as part of regular daily routines.· We want as few surprises as possible because we want to have our regular routine as much as possible.· Therefore, a regular daily routine should be developed so that care of personal appearance and hygiene is automatic.· Getting fit is about small amounts of physical exercise, starting slowly and gradually building up a regular routine.· Once you build up a regular routine you will want to get outside whatever the weather is doing.
· If not, there are simple relaxation routines which you can follow for yourself and fit into your daily routine.· In the past simple morphological systems have used simple affix-stripping routines to determine the morphemes present in a word.
· I'd like you, Sergeant, to get on with organising the usual routine.· Late-night telephone calls, unexplained absences and other minor but significant changes in his usual routine.· This will be quite different to their usual routine, of course, when they may sleep for quite long periods.· In the autumn there was to be a break in his usual routine.· Plan out some ordinary ways to increase exercise as part of your usual routine.· They stopped my client, asked him what he was there for, his name and address, the usual routine.· Many good exercise programmes stop when life and the usual routine starts to get chaotic or change for some reason.· He did all the usual morning routine in silence.
NOUN· No experience is necessary and all dance routines will be taught by the club's choreographer.· It's a very young role and she has to lead the gypsy dance routine.· Suzi Hoflin came in with two of her pupils and put Ingrid through a reasonable enough gypsy dance routine.· To the outsider the movements of a kata resemble a dance routine.· She'd rehearsed a number at her house with our choreographer the evening before, a whole dance routine.· Three o'clock in the morning, bopping through a weird limb-jerking dance routine, and she looks like a child at playschool.· My costume fits O.K.; the tight velvet pants worked well in the dance routine work-through this morning.· I've been practising this mega dance routine.
· Videos are often available of exercise routines so you can see exactly what you should be doing.· The exercise routines are slow and easy to learn.· Do encourage them to do this exercise routine too.· He became interested in merging different exercise routines used in Western society and those used in Eastern society.· As the 80s came to an end, punishing exercise routines had become almost an alternative religion for many people.· Like clockwork the three nurses and I followed along with the male radio voice and did a ten-minute exercise routine.· These exercises can easily be incorporated into an exercise routine, with each exercise repeated a number of times.· So he changed his swing, changed his exercise routine and started a stretching program.
VERB· Most hair care worries can be sorted out by changing your basic routine or using products to suit your hair type.· Experiment with a different hair style or food. Change your daily routine.· Your first battle will be changing the routine, gently but firmly so that everyone knows that things will be different from now on.· So he changed his swing, changed his exercise routine and started a stretching program.· Do something with your hands, tapestry work or knitting, change your daily routine or try relaxation exercises.· As later chapters will show, advice can be given to travellers and shift-workers who have recently changed their routines.· If you always crave the same food at the same time, change your routine.· Such requests could be met by providing new processes rather than by changing existing routines.
· One engineer had established a part-time routine that she felt happy with.· Not finding that possible in the established routine of a firm practice, he retreated to academe.· Be positive and determined, and establish disciplined routines.· Joe established a prison routine that sustained him through most of his time at Stanley.· I had time to establish a routine.· It is an established migrant routine.· Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.
· Take this book into the library and follow the above routine for yourself.· It is necessary to follow the routines exactly to obtain the best results.· Those choking fits, for instance, and the way in which she followed her routine so unerringly.· At Canjuers we followed the same routine as at Orange.· I followed routines and simple homely menus.· I could not follow my routine.· He follows the camp routines well, but at times he becomes disinterested and a little slow in carrying them out.· These advanced techniques involve partnering up with a fellow student and following a step-by-step routine of attack, defence and counter-attack.
· Is it depressing to perform the same routines with the same people?
· With Marguerite she settled into an amiable routine.· We quickly settled into a routine.· Joining them, Charlotte settles into a routine, roving by day and writing at night.· Our lives settled into routines, some old, some new.· The Sunday school had closed on its opening day, but everything else was settling into a routine.
· That was when he started writing routines.· With children it is important to start this routine at an early age.· Dixie has shown me the circuit, today I start the routine.· In true body-building style, the effects are cumulative so start your routine now!· Do not be tempted to start a harder routine at the beginning as this will almost certainly detract from the potential gains.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable, uncountable] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do: - Voters expected as a matter of course that candidates would not keep all their promises.
- Blood samples should be taken to measure the client's electrolyte and urea levels as a matter of routine.
- By May first, I was able to walk from ten to twelve yards as a matter of routine.
- Enemy redoubts were strewn with booby traps as a matter of course.
- If they meet as a matter of course throughout the year they can review and plan on a regular basis.
- Search at the police station should not be undertaken as a matter of routine but only where justified under Lindley v. Rutter.
- Their general health is better and they do not suffer repeated or unwanted pregnancies as a matter of course.
- They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious.
John’s departure had upset their daily routine. Try to get into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things). my daily exercise routine Dressing is a task which we do every day as a matter of routine (=done regularly and not unusual).2[countable] a set of movements, jokes etc that form part of a performance: a dance routine3[countable] technical a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation—routinize /ruːˈtiːnaɪz, ˈruːtiːnaɪz/ verb [transitive] American EnglishCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + routinesomebody’s daily routine· Make exercise part of your daily routine.somebody’s normal/usual/regular routine· Although he'd gone, I continued with my normal routine.somebody’s morning routine· His morning routine started with a cup of tea followed by a shower.the old routine· I get sick of the same old routine day after day.a familiar routine· Cats and dogs like a familiar routine.verbsget (somebody) into a routine (=develop a fixed order of doing things, or make someone do this)· Try to get your baby into a routine.slip/fall/settle into a routine (=get into a routine without making any difficulty)· The team slipped quickly into a routine.break a routine (=do something different)· Bella didn’t break her routine for anyone.disrupt/upset somebody’s routine· She disliked things that disrupted her routine.phrasesa matter of routine· This briefing is a matter of routine whenever a new minister takes office.a break from routine (=a change)· I needed a break from routine.