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u·su·al

 (yo͞o′zho͞o-əl)
adj.
1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed: the usual summer heat.
2. Regularly or customarily used: ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.
3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure: Come at the usual time.
Idiom:
as usual
As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.

[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin ūsuālis, from Latin ūsus, use, from past participle of ūtī, to use.]

u′su·al·ly adv.
u′su·al·ness n.
Synonyms: usual, accustomed, customary, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly: took my usual route to work; resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness; observes the customary distinction between "lend" and "borrow"; didn't finish the project because of his habitual laziness; your inveterate fondness for puns.
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usually

(ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ)
adv
customarily; at most times; in the ordinary course of events
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Adv.1.usually - under normal conditions; "usually she was late"
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usually

adverb normally, generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, routinely, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, as a rule, habitually, as is usual, as is the custom, USU (S.M.S.) The best information about hotels usually comes from friends.
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usually

adverb
In an expected or customary manner; for the most part:
Idioms: as usual, per usual.
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Translations
obvykle
sædvanligvis
yleensä
obično
venjulega
普通は
보통은
običajno
vanligtvis
โดยปรกติ
thường

usually

[ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] ADVnormalmente, por lo general
we usually go on a Fridaynormalmente or por lo general vamos un viernes
what do you usually do?¿qué hacen ustedes normalmente?
we have to be more than usually carefultenemos que tomar más cuidado que de costumbre
not usuallypor lo general or normalmente no
the usually crowded streets were desertedlas calles normalmente atiborradas de gente estaban desiertas
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usually

[ˈjuːʒuəli] advd'habitude, normalementhabituellement
Usually I don't wear make-up → D'habitude je ne me maquille pas., Normalement je ne me maquille pas., Habituellement je ne me maquille pas.
I usually get to school at about half past eight → J'arrive normalement à l'école vers huit heures et demie., J'arrive habituellement à l'école vers huit heures et demie.
We usually eat in here → D'habitude, nous mangeons ici., Normalement, nous mangeons ici.
I don't usually drink wine → Je ne bois normalement pas de vin.
Usually, the work is boring
BUT En général, le travail est ennuyeux.
more than usually
She felt more than usually hungry → Elle avait encore plus faim que d'habitude.
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usually

advgewöhnlich, normalerweise; more than usually careful/drunknoch vorsichtiger/betrunkener als sonst; do you drive to work/work overtime? — usuallyfahren Sie mit dem Auto zur Arbeit/machen Sie Überstunden? — normalerweise or meistens; is he usually so rude?ist er sonst auch so unhöflich?; he’s not usually lateer kommt sonst or normalerweise nicht zu spät; he’s usually early, but …er kommt sonst or meist or normalerweise früh, aber …
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usually

[ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] advdi solito
to be more than usually careful → fare ancora più attenzione del solito
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usual

(ˈjuːʒuəl) adjective
done, happening etc most often; customary. Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.
ˈusually adverb
on most occasions. We are usually at home in the evenings; Usually we finish work at 5 o'clock.
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usually

عَادَةً obvykle sædvanligvis normalerweise συνήθως usualmente yleensä habituellement obično solitamente 普通は 보통은 gewoonlijk vanligvis zwykle geralmente обычно vanligtvis โดยปรกติ genellikle thường 通常
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usually

adv normalmente, en la mayoría de casos
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References in classic literature ?
It usually fell to the lot of some one or other of them to wake the rest, the first being aroused by an alarm-clock; and, as Tess was the latest arrival, and they soon discovered that she could be depended upon not to sleep though the alarm as others did, this task was thrust most frequently upon her.
They usually contrived some kind of a place for me to sleep, either on the floor or in a special part of another's bed.
A line was accordingly attached to it, and the other end being passed over the ridge-pole of the house, it was hoisted up to the apex of the roof, where it hung suspended directly over the mats where I usually reclined.
Each foot had five toes, furnished with strong nails, probably to aid it in burrowing, as it usually lived under ground on the plains.
Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
She had fallen ill unexpectedly a few days previously, had missed several gatherings of which she was usually ornament, and was said to be receiving no one, and instead of the celebrated Petersburg doctors who usually attended her had entrusted herself to some Italian doctor who was treating her in some new and unusual way.
Although we usually call reward and punishment the two hinges upon which all government turns, yet I could never observe this maxim to be put in practice by any nation except that of Lilliput.
This may seem like a ponderous weight of wisdom to descend upon the soul of a young woman of twenty-eight--perhaps more wisdom than the Holy Ghost is usually pleased to vouchsafe to any woman.
Horseshoes, swords, and the heads of halberds, or bills, are often found there ; one place is called the ``Danes' well,'' another the ``Battle flats.'' From a tradition that the weapon with which the Norwegian champion was slain, resembled a pear, or, as others say, that the trough or boat in which the soldier floated under the bridge to strike the blow, had such a shape, the country people usually begin a great market, which is held at Stamford, with an entertainment called the Pear-pie feast, which after all may be a corruption of the Spear-pie feast.
Louis, moused around, shook his head, looked wise, and made that sort of astounding success which members of that craft usually achieve.
We usually call a state which is governed by one person for the common good, a kingdom; one that is governed by more than one, but by a few only, an aristocracy; either because the government is in the hands of the most worthy citizens, or because it is the best form for the city and its inhabitants.
A number showing how many times a sum of money belonging to one person is contained in the pocket of another -- usually about as many times as it can be got there.