usual

CEFRA1

/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening or done most often in a particular situation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.

Examples

  • Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.

  • This is the usual way of doing it.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/
  • /ˈju.ʒuəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. The typical state of something, or something that is typical.

  2. Most commonly occurring; typical.

More examples

In context

  • The meeting ended earlier than usual.

  • It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

  • The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.

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Origin

adjective

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.