Dictionary

commonly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒmənli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈkɑmənli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English comunly; equivalent to common + -ly.

Meanings

1. As a rule; frequently; usually.
   • The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN:
2. (obsolete) In common; familiarly.
   • As he thereon stood gazing, he might see / The blessed Angels to and fro descend / From highest heaven in gladsome companee, / And with great joy into that Citie wend, / As commonly as friend does with his frend. 1590, Edmund Spenser, chapter LVI, in The Faerie Queene, Book I, lines 497–501:

Forms

Synonyms

friendly (familiarly) · intimately (familiarly) · most of the time · homly (familiarly) · nearly (familiarly) · affinitatively (familiarly)

Translations (43)

tr sıkça (as a rule; usually) · ka როგორც წესი (as a rule; usually) · tr sık sık (as a rule; usually) · bg обичайно (as a rule; usually) · pl zwykle (as a rule; usually) · it usualmente (as a rule; usually) · cs běžně (as a rule; usually) · fr fréquemment (as a rule; usually) · yue 通常 (as a rule; usually) · ka ხშირად (as a rule; usually) · ru обыкнове́нно (as a rule; usually) · it normalmente (as a rule; usually) · it frequentemente (as a rule; usually) · enm comunly (as a rule; usually) · de gewöhnlich (as a rule; usually) · es comúnmente (as a rule; usually) · pt comumente (as a rule; usually) · cmn 通常 (as a rule; usually) · ar غالبا (as a rule; usually) · ru обы́чно (as a rule; usually) · pl powszechnie (as a rule; usually) · gl comunmente (as a rule; usually) · it comunemente (as a rule; usually) · ka ჩვეულებრივ (as a rule; usually) · fi usein (as a rule; usually) · yue 普遍 (as a rule; usually) · nrf commeunement (as a rule; usually) · mr सामान्यतः (as a rule; usually) · ar عُمُومًا (as a rule; usually) · mr सामान्यपणे (as a rule; usually) · hy սովորաբար (as a rule; usually) · sv vanligen (as a rule; usually) · ca comunament (as a rule; usually) · eo kutime (as a rule; usually) · hi सामान्यतः (as a rule; usually) · eo komune (as a rule; usually) · mr सर्वसाधारणपणे (as a rule; usually) · it spesso (as a rule; usually) · sco commonly (as a rule; usually) · ar عَادَةً (as a rule; usually) · fi yleisesti (as a rule; usually) · ba ғәҙәттә (as a rule; usually) · fr communément (as a rule; usually)