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routine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 normal order/way of doing things ADJECTIVE ▪ set ▪ strict ▪ dull, humdrum (esp. BrE), monotonous ▪ familiar … Collocations dictionary
routine — [[t]ruːti͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ routines 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N n, adj N A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order. The players had to change… … English dictionary
routine — rou|tine1 W3 [ru:ˈti:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Old French route; ROUTE1] 1.) [U and C] the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do ▪ John s departure had upset their daily routine . ▪ Try to get into a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… … English dictionary
matter — mat|ter1 [ mætər ] noun *** ▸ 1 something being dealt with ▸ 2 problem/bad situation ▸ 3 situation that someone is in ▸ 4 substance ▸ 5 when time is short ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
matter */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmætə(r)] / US [ˈmætər] noun Word forms matter : singular matter plural matters 1) [countable] something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with a matter for something: Teachers feel this is a matter for discussion with… … English dictionary
matter*/*/*/ — [ˈmætə] noun I 1) [C] something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with an extremely important matter[/ex] Teachers feel this is a matter for discussion with parents.[/ex] 2) the matter [singular] used for talking about problems or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
matter of course — I noun common practice, common run, common state of affairs, customary procedure, general run, natural state, ordinary run of things, ordinary state, prescribed form, procedure, regular procedure, routine, routine event, routine happening, rule,… … Law dictionary
routine — I adjective accustomed, automatic, common, commonplace, conventional, customary, established, everyday, expected, familiar, fixed, frequent, general, habitual, ingrained, mechanical, normal, popular, prevalent, recurrent, recurring, regular,… … Law dictionary
routine event — index matter of course Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
