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usually

u·su·al
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yoo-zhoo-uh l, yoozh-wuh l]
    • /ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl/
    • /ˈjuːʒuəli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo-zhoo-uh l, yoozh-wuh l]
    • /ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl/

Definitions of usually word

  • adjective usually habitual or customary: her usual skill. 1
  • adjective usually commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary: the usual January weather. 1
  • adjective usually commonplace; everyday: He says the usual things. 1
  • noun usually something that is usual: He could expect only the usual. 1
  • idioms usually as usual, in the customary or usual manner: As usual, he forgot my birthday. 1
  • adverb usually most frequently 1
See all 12 definitions of usually

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Origin of usually

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin ūsuālis, equivalent to Latin ūsu-, stem of ūsus use (see use (noun)) + -ālis -al1; compare Old French usuel

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Parts of speech for Usually

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Usually

usually popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for usually

adv usually

  • all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
  • as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
  • as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
  • as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
  • at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.

verb usually

  • bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
  • hosed — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
  • hosing — an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.

adverb usually

  • altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
  • artlessly — In an artless manner.
  • averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
  • endlessly — In an endless manner; continuously without limit.
  • ever — At any time.

noun usually

  • bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
  • douche — a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
All 49 Synonyms of usually

Antonyms for usually

adv usually

  • abnormally — not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard: abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.
  • amazingly — causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
  • astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
  • at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
  • conspicuously — easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.

adverb usually

  • especially — Used to single out one person, thing, or situation over all others.
  • exaggeratedly — To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
  • exotically — In an exotic manner.
  • explicitly — In an explicit manner.
  • improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
All 29 Antonyms of usually

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