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rou·tine

(ro͞o-tēn′)

a. A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures: a routine of housework. See Synonyms at method.

b. The practice of such activities or procedures: "Routine had caused stagnation" (Garry Wills).

2. A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater: The audience laughed at the comedian's routine.

3. Slang A particular kind of behavior or activity: Must you go into your hurt routine when you don't get your way?

4. Computers A set of programming instructions designed to perform a specific limited task.

adj.

1. In accord with established procedure: a routine check of passports.

2. Habitual; regular: made his routine trip to the store.

3. Having no special quality; ordinary: a routine day.

[French, from route, route, from Old French; see route.]

rou·tine′ly adv.

rou·tin′ism n.

rou·tin′ist n.

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routine

(ruːˈtiːn)

1. a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying

2. (Computer Science) computing a program or part of a program performing a specific function: an input routine; an output routine.

3. (Dancing) a set sequence of dance steps

4. informal a hackneyed or insincere speech

adj

of, relating to, or characteristic of routine

[C17: from Old French, from route a customary way, route]

rouˈtinely adv

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rou•tine

(ruˈtin)

n.

1. a customary or regular course of procedure: office routine.

2. habitual, unvarying, unimaginative, or rote procedure.

3. a set of instructions directing a computer to perform a specific task.

4. a rehearsed act, performance, or part of a performance: a comic routine; a dance routine.

5. an unvarying and often repeated piece of behavior or formula of speech: He'd give me that brotherly love routine.

adj.

6. of the nature of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine.

7. dull or uninteresting; commonplace.

[1670–80; < French, derivative of route route]

rou•tine′ly, adv.

rou•tine′ness, n.

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Noun	1.	routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure modus operandi procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" rat race - an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation groove, rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
	2.	routine - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" number, act, bit, turn performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" showstopper, show-stopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
	3.	routine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program subprogram, subroutine, procedure, function software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" cataloged procedure - a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name contingency procedure - an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises library routine - a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library random number generator - a routine designed to yield a random number recursive routine - a routine that can call itself reusable routine - a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly executive routine, supervisory routine - a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines tracing routine - a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program service routine, utility routine - a routine that can be used as needed
Adj.	1.	routine - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

routine

noun

1. procedure, programme, way, order, practice, method, pattern, formula, custom, usage, wont The players had to change their daily routine.

2. grind (informal), tedium, monotony, banality, groove, boredom, chore, the doldrums, dullness, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness the mundane routine of her life

3. (Informal) performance, sketch, turn, line, act, bit (informal), piece, spiel (informal) like a Marx Brothers routine

adjective

1. usual, standard, normal, customary, ordinary, familiar, typical, conventional, everyday, habitual, workaday, wonted a series of routine medical tests
usual different, special, unusual, exceptional, abnormal, irregular

2. boring, dull, predictable, tedious, tiresome, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, clichéd, uninspired, mind-numbing, hackneyed, unoriginal, shtick (slang) So many days are routine and uninteresting.

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routine

noun

1. A course of action to be followed regularly:

round (often used in plural), track.

2. A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:

rut, treadmill.

Informal: grind.

Slang: groove.

3. Slang. A particular kind of activity:

Informal: bit.

adjective

1. Familiar through repetition:

accustomed, chronic, habitual.

2. Occurring quite often:

common, everyday, familiar, frequent, regular, widespread.

3. Being of no special quality or type:

average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

Translations

روتيـنروتين، رَتابَه، وَتيرَه واحِدَهروتيني: عادي، مُنْتَظَم، رَتيب، وَتيري

běžná praxeběžnýběžný postupobvyklý

rutinerutine-rutinemæssig

Routine Routine-...

ρουτίνα τακτικός

rutina rutinario de rutina habitual

rutiinirutiininomainen

routine courant

rutina

rutin

vanaverkvenja, vani

routine trantran quotidiano abitudine meccanica consuetudine normale

決まりきった仕事

정해진 과정

įprasta tvarkanustatyta darbų seka

ierastā kārtībakārtējaisparasts

колея обычный режим режим

bežná prax

redni potekrutinski

rutin

กิจวัตรประจำ

alışılmışdüzen program rutin sıradan

hoạt động thường xuyên

例行公事例行常规的常规

routine

[ruːˈtiːn]

A. N

1. (= normal procedure) → rutina f
the daily routine → la rutina diaria
the school routine → la rutina escolar
she went through the routine of introducing everyone → hizo las presentaciones de rigor
as a matter of routine → como parte de la rutina
people entering the country are asked certain questions as a matter of routine → como parte de la rutina a la gente que entra en el país se le hacen ciertas preguntas
schoolchildren were tested for tuberculosis as a matter of routine → de forma rutinaria or rutinariamente se les hacía a los alumnos la prueba de la tuberculosis

2. (esp Theat) → número m
dance routine → número m de baile
exercise routine → tabla f de ejercicios

3. (= spiel) he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding him → me vino con la historia de siempre de que su mujer no le entendía
he went through his sales routine → metió el típico rollo de vendedor

4. (Comput) → rutina f

B. ADJ [test, check-up, maintenance, inspection] → de rutina; [matter, problem] → rutinario; [work] → habitual, de rutina
to make routine enquiries → hacer averiguaciones rutinarias or de rutina
it's just routine → es cosa de rutina
reports of thefts had become almost routine → las denuncias de robos se habían convertido en algo casi habitual
on a routine basis → de forma rutinaria

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routine

[ruːˈtiːn]

(= normal procedure) → routine f
It's part of my daily routine → Cela fait partie de ma routine quotidienne.
They reorganised their routine
BUT Ils ont réorganisé leurs procédures.
as a matter of routine → par routine
training routine → programme m d'entraînement
exercise routine → programme m d'exercice

(= drudgery) → routine f
a break from routine → une manière de sortir de la routine

(= act) → numéro m
a comedy routine → un numéro de comédie
a dance routine → un numéro de danse

adj

[questions, enquiries, maintenance] → de routine; [procedure] → d'usage; [tests] → de routine; [check, inspection, patrol] → de routine

(= boring) [life, job] → routinier/ière

routine

→ Routine f (also Comput); business or office routine → Büroroutine f; as a matter of routine → routinemäßig

(Dancing, Skating) → Figur f; (Gymnastics) → Übung f; he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding him → er kam mit der alten Geschichte, dass seine Frau ihn nicht versteht

adj → Routine-, routinemäßig; routine duties → tägliche Pflichten pl; routine examination → Routineuntersuchung f; routine flight → Routineflug m; on a routine basis → routinemäßig; to be routine procedure → Routine(sache) sein; it was quite routine → es war eine reine Formsache; reports of bloodshed had become almost routine → Berichte über Blutvergießen waren fast zur Gewohnheit geworden or waren fast an der Tagesordnung

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routine

[ruːˈtiːn]

1. n (normal procedure) → ordinaria amministrazione f; (study routine, work routine) → ritmo di lavoro (Theatre) → numero (Comput) → sottoprogramma m
daily routine → routine f, tran tran m

2. adj (duties, work) → abituale; (inspection, medical examination) → periodico/a; (questions) → di prammatica
the meeting was just routine → si è trattato di un incontro di normale amministrazione
routine procedure → prassi f

routine

(ruːˈtiːn) noun

a regular, fixed way of doing things. one's daily routine; One needs some routine.

adjective

regular; ordinary. routine work.

routine

→ روتيـن běžný postup rutine Routine ρουτίνα rutina rutiini routine rutina routine 決まりきった仕事 정해진 과정 routine rutine rutyna rotina обычный режим rutin กิจวัตรประจำ sıradan hoạt động thường xuyên 常规

routine

n. rutina, hábito, costumbre; a. rutinario-a.

routine

adj rutinario; n rutina; daily — rutina diaria or cotidiana

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It is a great doctor for sore hearts and sore heads, too, your ship's routine, which I have seen soothe - at least for a time - the most turbulent of spirits.

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Maybe there was a murmur in the village streets, a novel and dominant topic in the public-houses, and here and there a messenger, or even an eye-witness of the later occurrences, caused a whirl of excitement, a shouting, and a running to and fro; but for the most part the daily routine of working, eating, drinking, sleeping, went on as it had done for count- less years--as though no planet Mars existed in the sky.

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To them official routine and the responsibilities of the state were burdens to be borne along the highway, with periods of rest and intimate re-union with nature to cheer the travellers.

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A very pleasant routine, with perhaps a slight tinge of sameness.

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"I think anything out of the ordinary routine of life well worth reporting."

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--the ghost is spouted up, and away we sail to fight some other world, and go through young life's old routine again.

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Elton's return, as to allow them all to meet again in the common routine of acquaintance, without any danger of betraying sentiments or increasing them.

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He suddenly observed, hung over the clock, a card which, upon inspection, proved to be a programme of the daily routine of the house.

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Then I placed my hand carelessly on his shoulder, like one a trifle bored by the dull routine of putting my little boys to bed, and conducted him to the night nursery, which had lately been my private chamber.

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But his relations with these people were confined to one clearly defined channel, and had a certain routine from which it was impossible to depart.

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The truth is, I never dabbled in flashy matters, but jogged on in the good old sober routine of the calling -- a calling in which I should, no doubt, have remained to the present hour, but for a little accident which happened to me in the prosecution of one of the usual business operations of the profession.

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We have learned to go through the lingering routine of the table d'hote with patience, with serenity, with satisfaction.