usual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/ (US)
- /ˈju.ʒuəl/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.
Meanings
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Most commonly occurring; typical.
The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.
1625, [Samuel] Purchas, “A Diſcourſe of the Kingdome of China”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes. […], 3rd part, London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, 2nd book, § V, page 380:We saw as many as usual.
It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yoozh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| uzhe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most usual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| uzh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more usual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
business-as-usual · usualism · as per usual · usualization · usual channels · usual suspects · usually · yewzh · usual offices · as per the usual · usual office · business as usual · as usual · uzhe · unusual · usualness
Relateds
Synonyms
vulgar · average · par for the course · common as muck · standard · consistent · unexceptional · habitual · wakeaday · improminent · routine · par for the course · wonted · common · regular · plain · plain · congruent · plain vanilla · basic · usual · two a penny · common as dirt · workaday · frequent · standard · basic · quotidian · par · ten a penny · quotidian · ordinary · garden variety · regular · bog-standard · expected · typical · commonplace · ordinary · common as pig tracks · simple · general · routinary · normal · typical · medial · common as bums · workaday · regular · conventional · common-and-garden · routine · everyday · mundane · unremarkable · average · dime a dozen · pedestrian · bog-standard · nonrare · usual · unstrange · customary · run-of-the-mill · natural · standard issue · common-or-garden · common · plain · everyday
Translations (76)
fr habituelle (most commonly occurring) · oc usual (most commonly occurring) · ro obișnuit (most commonly occurring) · da sædvanlig (most commonly occurring) · ja いつもの (most commonly occurring) · it abituale (most commonly occurring) · es consabido (most commonly occurring) · th ธรรมดา (most commonly occurring) · nb vanlig (most commonly occurring) · hnn adok (most commonly occurring) · be звыча́йны (most commonly occurring) · th เช่นเคย (most commonly occurring) · mk вообичаен (most commonly occurring) · ru обыкнове́нный (most commonly occurring) · da admindelig (most commonly occurring) · sh uobìčājen (most commonly occurring) · mk обичен (most commonly occurring) · hy սովորական (most commonly occurring) · it usuale (most commonly occurring) · liv irdzi (most commonly occurring) · es habitual (most commonly occurring) · nl alledaags (most commonly occurring) · af alledaags (most commonly occurring) · ast usual (most commonly occurring) · ang ġewunelīċ (most commonly occurring) · uk звича́йний (most commonly occurring) · bg обикновен (most commonly occurring) · ar عَادِيّ (most commonly occurring) · fr habituel (most commonly occurring) · io kustumala (most commonly occurring) · lv parasts (most commonly occurring) · hu szokásos (most commonly occurring) · ro uzual (most commonly occurring) · vi bình thường (most commonly occurring) · sw kawaida (most commonly occurring) · hu rendesen (most commonly occurring) · sk obvyklý (most commonly occurring) · bg обичаен (most commonly occurring) · eu ohizko (most commonly occurring) · ka ჩვეულებრივი (most commonly occurring) · az adi (most commonly occurring) · la ūsitātus (most commonly occurring) · la usualis (most commonly occurring) · mr नेहमीचे (most commonly occurring) · ga iondúil (most commonly occurring) · es usual (most commonly occurring) · de gewöhnlich (most commonly occurring) · pt usual (most commonly occurring) · et tavaline (most commonly occurring) · eo kutima (most commonly occurring) · af gewoon (most commonly occurring) · it solito (most commonly occurring) · fi tavallinen (most commonly occurring) · nb sedvanlig (most commonly occurring) · sh уобѝча̄јен (most commonly occurring) · is venjulegur (most commonly occurring) · tr olağan (most commonly occurring) · nn sedvanleg (most commonly occurring) · la solitus (most commonly occurring) · pon unsek (most commonly occurring) · eu ohiko (most commonly occurring) · gl usual (most commonly occurring) · cmn 通常 (most commonly occurring) · de üblich (most commonly occurring) · ja 通常 (most commonly occurring) · it consueto (most commonly occurring) · ca usual (most commonly occurring) · ru обы́чный (most commonly occurring) · th สามัญ (most commonly occurring) · nl gewoon (most commonly occurring) · sl običajen (most commonly occurring) · cs obvyklý (most commonly occurring) · ko 보통의 (most commonly occurring) · hi प्रायिक (most commonly occurring) · sv vanlig (most commonly occurring) · pl zwykły (most commonly occurring)