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noun | adjective routineroutine1 /ruˈtin/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYroutine1Origin: 1600-1700 French Old French route; ➔ ROUTE1 ► get into a routine It’s best to try to get into a routine. ► exercise routine I got a phone call in the middle of my morning exercise routine. THESAURUSsomething you do regularly► habit something that you do regularly, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before: Kids with healthy eating habits get sick less often. It is best to learn good work habits when you are young. ► routine the usual things that someone does every day or every week: I have a cup of coffee every day as part of my morning routine. ► ritual something that you do regularly and in the same way each time: My son and I have a little ritual of singing a song together before he goes to bed each night. ► tradition a way of doing something that is repeated and has existed for a long time: We have a family tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve. ► custom something that people in a particular society do because it is traditional: It is a Japanese custom that you take off your shoes when you enter a house. ► practice something that people often do, especially as part of their work or daily life: In some parts of the world, the practice of marrying your cousin is fairly common. ► convention a rule of behavior that most people in a society accept: Shaking hands to greet someone is a social convention. ► mannerism a way of speaking or moving that a person often uses: The way she flips her hair and some of her other mannerisms are so annoying. 1[countable, uncountable] the usual or normal way in which you do things, or the usual series of things that you do: Her daily routine consisted of work, dinner, then TV and bed. Russ is the type of person who likes routine. It’s best to try to get into a routine. I got a phone call in the middle of my morning exercise routine.► see thesaurus at habit2[countable] eng. lang. arts a set of movements, jokes, songs, etc. that form part of a performance: a dance routine a comedy routine3[countable] informal disapproving a false way of behaving that is intended to achieve a particular result: I won’t fall for that routine again.4[countable] computers a set of instructions given to a computer so that it will do a particular operation—routinize /ruˈtinaɪz, ˈrut˺nˌaɪz/ verb [transitive] noun | adjective routineroutine2 /ˌruˈtin◂/ ●●○ adjective ► on a routine basis Systems need to be updated on a routine basis. THESAURUSusual, typical, or expected► normalusual, typical, or expected: A normal work week is 40–50 hours. Everything you are feeling is perfectly normal (=used to emphasize that something is normal). ► ordinary not special in any way and not very different from other people or things: The book is about ordinary people – not anyone famous or important. ► average typical or usual: In an average week, I drive about 250 miles. ► standard used about products or methods that are the most usual type: The department store has shoes in all standard sizes. ► regular usual or normal, and not special or different: Call any time during regular business hours, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ► routine used about things that are done regularly as part of a system or method: The problem was discovered during a routine check of the plane. ► everyday used about things that happen or that you use as part of normal life: The artist makes sculptures out of everyday objects such as combs and drinking straws. ► conventional used to describe a piece of equipment, method, etc. that has been used for a long time when you are comparing it with something that is new and different: A microwave cooks much faster than a conventional oven. repeated► regular a regular series of things has the same amount of time or space between each thing and the next: His breathing was slow and regular. The pillars were spaced at regular intervals. ► hourly happening or done every hour: There are hourly tours of the studio. ► daily happening or done every day: Seniors can receive daily visits from a home health care aide. ► weekly happening or done every week: She writes a weekly column for the Boston Globe. ► monthly happening or done every month: It’s a monthly magazine. ► yearly/annual happening or done every year: We hold our annual convention in May. ► routine happening regularly as part of the normal system and not because of any special problem: A problem with the airplane was found during a routine check. the same as what happens most of the time or in most situations► usualthe same as what happens most of the time or in most situations: I’ll meet you at the usual time. The usual adult dose is 600 mg daily. ► normal usual, typical, or expected: It’s normal to feel nervous when you start a new job. ► regular ordinary and not special or different from normal: It was just a regular Tuesday – nothing special happened. ► routine happening regularly as part of the usual system and not because of any special situation: The doctor found the problem during a routine checkup. ► standard used or occurring in normal or ordinary situations: It is standard practice to remove your shoes when going through airport security. ► customary formal used about behaviors or practices that are considered usual or normal, especially because they have been done in the same way for a long time: It is customary practice to offer a buyer who pays with cash a discount. 1happening as a normal part of a job or process and not because of any special problem: a routine blood test Systems need to be updated on a routine basis.► see thesaurus at normal1, regular1, usual12ordinary and boring: My job at the newspaper had become routine. |