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ON A REGULAR BASIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on a regular basis mean?
• ON A REGULAR BASIS (adverb)
The adverb ON A REGULAR BASIS has 1 sense:
1. in a regular manner
Familiarity information: ON A REGULAR BASIS used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a regular manner
Synonyms:
on a regular basis; regularly
Context example:
letters arrived regularly from his children
Context examples
You may need it on a regular basis, or just when bleeding occurs.
(Hemophilia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Professions that require the skills and experiences of nurses, but do not require actual patient contact on a regular basis.
(Non-Clinical Specialty Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
More than 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous sound levels on a regular basis.
(Noise, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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