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usual

[ yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl ]

adjective

  1. habitual or customary:

    her usual skill.

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  2. commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary:

    the usual January weather.

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  3. commonplace; everyday:

    He says the usual things.

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noun

  1. something that is usual:

    He could expect only the usual.

usual

/ 藞箩耻藧萧蕣蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary

    that's the usual sort of application to send

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual )
  2. the usual informal.
    the habitual or usual drink, meal, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞耻蝉耻补濒苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻顎僺耻路补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻顎僺耻路补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of usual1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Late Latin 奴蝉耻腻濒颈蝉, equivalent to Latin 奴蝉耻-, stem of 奴蝉耻蝉 鈥渦se鈥 ( use (noun)) + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1; compare Old French usuel
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of usual1

C14: from Late Latin 奴蝉耻腻濒颈蝉 ordinary, from Latin 奴蝉耻蝉 use
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. as usual, in the customary or usual manner:

    As usual, he forgot my birthday.

More idioms and phrases containing usual

see as usual ; business as usual .
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Synonym Study

Usual, customary, habitual refer to a settled and constant practice. Usual indicates something that is to be expected by reason of previous experience, which shows it to occur more often than not: There were the usual crowds at the celebration. Something that is customary is in accordance with prevailing usage or individual practice: It is customary to finish up with a bonfire. That which is habitual has become settled or constant as the result of habit on the part of the individual: The merchants wore habitual smiles throughout the season.
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Example Sentences

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The authors acknowledge that flu cases in hospitals were higher than usual but no worse than in the winter of 2022-23 鈥 though the number took longer to fall than in that year.

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In March, more than 200 Venezuelans deemed a danger to the US, were deported to El Salvador, many under sweeping wartime powers and without the usual process of evidence being presented in court.

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Heatwaves and increases in sea temperatures can cause some whales to roam far from their usual areas just to survive, he adds.

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The normally bustling border crossing of Kasumulu remained noticeably quieter than usual with drivers seen relaxing in the shade of trees, while others played draughts or lounged in the back of their lorries.

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The short journey to share the news with his mother, who lived just 15 blocks away, took much longer than usual.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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usu.usually