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u·su·al
(yo͞o′zho͞o-əl)adj.
Idiom: 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.
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.
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
adverbIn an expected or customary manner; for the most part:
commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, habitually, naturally, normally, often, regularly, routinely, typically.
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] ADV → normalmente, por lo generalwe usually go on a Friday → normalmente or por lo general vamos un viernes
what do you usually do? → ¿qué hacen ustedes normalmente?
we have to be more than usually careful → tenemos que tomar más cuidado que de costumbre
not usually → por lo general or normalmente no
the usually crowded streets were deserted → las calles normalmente atiborradas de gente estaban desiertas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
usually
[ˈjuːʒuəli] adv → d'habitude, normalement → habituellementUsually 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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
usually
adv → gewöhnlich, normalerweise; more than usually careful/drunk → noch vorsichtiger/betrunkener als sonst; do you drive to work/work overtime? — usually → fahren 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 late → er 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] adv → di solitoto be more than usually careful → fare ancora più attenzione del solito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
usually
adv normalmente, en la mayoría de casosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.