Usual Meaning
/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjMost commonly occurring; typical.
nounThe typical state of something, or something that is typical.
Sentence Examples
Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.
The meeting ended earlier than usual.
This is the usual way of doing it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The coffee shop opened at its ____ time of seven in the morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was her ____ routine to wake up early and go for a long walk in the park before starting her work today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The coffee shop opened at its ____ time of seven in the morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was her ____ routine to wake up early and go for a long walk in the park before starting her work today.