ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Regimen

/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.mən/ · noun

Meaning

Orderly government; system of order; administration..

Definitions by Sense

Orderly government; system of order; administration.
(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.
(grammar) Object.
(grammar) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.
(medicine, dated) Diet; limitations on the food that one eats, for health reasons.

Example Sentences

In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.

Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]

...and, having an excellent constitution, regularly attributed any temporary ailment of her daughters to carelessness, for which she prescribed "water gruel, and keeping in bed," being certain that under so safe a regimen, "they would get well as soon as possible, and learn to keep well also."

(3.) Verbs admit two kinds of regimen: the direct regimen and the indirect regimen. (4.) The direct regimen, or immediate object … (5.) The indirect regimen, or remote object [....]

Active verbs express an action which an agent, called the nominative or subject, performs on an object or regimen, without the help of a preposition: as,--- Pierre aime Sophie, Peter loves Sophia. [...] Of the Object or Regimen of Verbs.

15. A verb is active in French when it expresses that an agent called nominative, or subject, performs an action on an object, or regimen, without the help of a preposition---as, Jean frappe Joseph, John strikes Joseph, &c.

Pronouns may be nominatives, and of the direct or indirect regimen.

Word Forms

regimens
regimina

Synonyms for regimen

Related Words

When Should You Use Regimen?

Use regimen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does regimen mean?

Regimen means Orderly government; system of order; administration..

What is a synonym for regimen?

Common synonyms include government, rection, regime.

What is the opposite of regimen?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use regimen in a sentence?

In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

Orderly government; system of order; administration.

(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.

(grammar) Object.

(grammar) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.

(medicine, dated) Diet; limitations on the food that one eats, for health reasons.

Example Sentences

In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.

Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]

...and, having an excellent constitution, regularly attributed any temporary ailment of her daughters to carelessness, for which she prescribed "water gruel, and keeping in bed," being certain that under so safe a regimen, "they would get well as soon as possible, and learn to keep well also."

(3.) Verbs admit two kinds of regimen: the direct regimen and the indirect regimen. (4.) The direct regimen, or immediate object … (5.) The indirect regimen, or remote object [....]

Active verbs express an action which an agent, called the nominative or subject, performs on an object or regimen, without the help of a preposition: as,--- Pierre aime Sophie, Peter loves Sophia. [...] Of the Object or Regimen of Verbs.

15. A verb is active in French when it expresses that an agent called nominative, or subject, performs an action on an object, or regimen, without the help of a preposition---as, Jean frappe Joseph, John strikes Joseph, &c.

Pronouns may be nominatives, and of the direct or indirect regimen.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does regimen mean?

Regimen means Orderly government; system of order; administration..

What is a synonym for regimen?

Common synonyms include government, rection, regime.

What is the opposite of regimen?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use regimen in a sentence?

In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.