routine

«routine» in Mova's school dictionary: The usual order in which you do things every day, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a routine, routines); adjective (routine — ordinary, regular)

meaning for a pupil

1) The usual order in which you do things every day, like a morning routine: wake up, wash, dress, eat breakfast. tree →

2) A set of movements practised and performed, like a dance or gymnastics routine. tree →

3) As an adjective, routine means ordinary, regular and normal: a routine check-up. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, a good bedtime routine (bath, brush teeth, story, lights out at the same time) helps you sleep well; a morning routine helps you get to school on time. In health, routine check-ups at the doctor or dentist find problems early. In PE, gymnasts and dancers learn routines. In computing, a routine is a set of instructions. In English, writing about a daily routine uses the present simple and time words (first, then, after that). Phrases: "daily routine", "bedtime routine", "morning routine", "dance routine", "routine check-up", "stick to a routine".

examples

• My morning routine starts with brushing my teeth. tree →
• A bedtime routine helps me fall asleep. tree →
• We practised our dance routine for the show. tree →
• The dentist did a routine check-up. tree →
• Feeding the cat is part of my daily routine. tree →
• The gymnast's routine was perfect. tree →
• Holidays break our usual routine. tree →
• The fire drill is a routine practice; there is no real fire. tree →

note

Pronounced roo-TEEN, stress on the end. Countable: a routine, routines. Adjective use: "routine checks" means normal, regular checks, not special ones. In time problems, a routine can repeat every day: 20 minutes a day for 7 days = 140 minutes a week.

In the corpora

• Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.
• An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine.
• Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.
• Dogs get stressed when a routine suddenly changes, for example when the holidays end.
• Because you do not have to decide each step, routines save time and stop you forgetting things.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «routine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.