routine

See also Routine

English

Etymology

French routine

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA: /ruːˈtiːn/

Noun

routine (plural routines)

1. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure
2. A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically

   Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.

3. A set piece of an entertainer's act
4. (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine

Translations

course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 常規 (cmn), 常规 (cmn) (chángguī)

• Czech: běžná praxe (cs) f
• Finnish: rutiini (fi)
• French: routine (fr) f

• German: Routine (de) f
• Japanese: ルーチン (ja) (rūchin)
• Romanian: rutină (ro) f
• Russian: рутина (ru) (rutína) f, распорядок (ru) (rasporjádok) m, порядок (ru) (porjádok)

set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically

• Czech: rutina (cs) f
• Finnish: rutiini (fi)
• French: routine (fr) f

• German: Routine (de) f
• Russian: рутина (ru) (rutína) f, распорядок (ru) (rasporjádok) m

set piece of an entertainer's act

• French: routine (fr) f, numéro (fr)

computing: set of instructions designed to perform a specific task

• Finnish: rutiini (fi)
• French: routine (fr) f

• German: Routine (de) f
• Russian: рутина (ru) (rutína) f, программа (ru) (prográmma) f, операция (ru) (operácija) f

Adjective

routine (comparative more routine, superlative most routine)

1. According to established procedure.
2. Regular; habitual.
3. Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
   • 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, BBC Sport:

     Stoke put themselves in a fine position to qualify for the Europa League knockout stage with a routine victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Israel.

Translations

according to established procedure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 常規 (cmn), 常规 (cmn) (chángguī)

• Czech: rutinní (cs)
• Finnish: rutiininomainen (fi)

• German: routinemäßig (de)
• Japanese: 規則的 (ja) (きそくてき, kisokuteki)
• Russian: рутинный (ru) (rutínnyj)

regular; habitual

• Czech: běžný (cs), všední (cs)
• Finnish: rutiininomainen (fi)

• German: routinemäßig (de)
• Russian: заведённый (ru) (zavedjónnyj)

ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others

• Czech: všední (cs)

• Finnish: rutiininomainen (fi)

Anagrams

• in utero

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French

Etymology

From French route (“road, route”), and Old French -ine: a suffix for diminutive purpose

Pronunciation

• Audio (une routine)

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• IPA: /ʁu.tin/

Noun

routine f (plural routines)

1. routine (all senses)

Anagrams

• ouïrent

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

routine f (invariable)

1. routine (all senses)

Anagrams

• rutenio, uterino