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usu·al (yo̵̅o̅′z̸hə wəl, yo̵̅o̅zh′wəl)

adjective

such as is in common or ordinary use; such as is most often seen, heard, used, etc.; common; ordinary; customary

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL usualis < L usus: see use

usual Related Forms

u′su·ally adverb u′su·al·ness noun

usual Idioms

as usual

in the usual way

usual Synonyms

usual

modif.

  1. Ordinary

    general, frequent, normal; see common 1, natural 2, typical.

  2. Habitual

    wonted, accustomed, customary, routine, normal, conventional; see also conventional 1. See syn. study at normal.

usual applies to that which past experience has shown to be the normal, common, hence expected thing the usual results, price, answer, etc.; customary refers to that which accords with the usual practices of some individual or with the prevailing customs of some group his customary mid-morning coffee, it is customary to tip a waiter; habitual implies a fixed practice as the result of habit her habitual tardiness; wonted is a somewhat literary equivalent for customary or habitualaccording to their wonted manner; accustomed is equivalent to customary but suggests less strongly a settled custom he sat in his accustomed place

usual Usage Examples

Preposition: at

end: The full year results will be announced to the market as usual at the end of January 2005.

Modifies a noun

  • suspect: The usual suspects were joined by Nick Gibson on Drums.
  • manner: An actual regular edition of Question Time with all three party leaders answering questions in the usual manner would have been rather fascinating.
  • self: Geraldine had returned to her usual joyful self by now.
  • stuff: The entry level LE has all the usual stuff - air conditioning, electric windows, CD player.
  • dose: The usual dose is 200 mg to 450 mg daily in divided doses.
  • mix: And thereâs the usual mix of news, views and opinion from around the world of small business and enterprise.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: Although not true 24-bit, CD sound quality is more natural, expressive and detailed then usual.
  • not: It is not usual for the Sitter to remain in the room with the child.

Infinitive complement

  • start: It is usual to start the drug at a low dosage with a gradual increase.
  • find: There have always been deer around Ruvaal Lighthouse and it is not usual to find them feeding inside the station grounds at night.
  • pay: For many reasons, it is usual to pay a deposit on an exchange of contracts.

Used with adjective complement

  • continue: The clinic was bombed twice in the Blitz of 1940, but repairs were quickly made and work continued as usual.
  • proceed: Sargent then went to fetch it and the judging proceeded as usual.
  • operate: The Economics and Statistics Library will operate as usual until 16 August.
  • remain: All main West End theaters remain open as usual during Christmas and New Year.
  • come: On the fourth night she did not stand at the window tho he came as usual.

Preposition: in

case: As usual in this cases, it was obvious that this was a Windows-only solution.

Preposition: for

  • person: It is usual for the person to hope that, whatever topic is being discussed, it will be protected from failure or misfortune.
  • woman: It was not usual for a woman to want to train in Edinburgh at the newly established course on midwifery.

Browse dictionary entries near usual

  1. ‹ usu
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  3. ‹ ustulate
  4. ‹ Ustinov, Sir PeterAlexander
  5. ‹ USTA
  6. ‹ Ussuri
  7. ‹ USSR
  8. ‹ Ussher
  9. ‹ USS
  10. ‹ usquebaugh
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