usual
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis, from ūsus, from the past participle stem of ūtī, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-.
Pronunciation Adjectiveusual
- Most commonly occurring; typical.
- The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
- It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
- French: habituel/habituelle
- German: gewöhnlich, üblich
- Italian: solito, usuale, consueto, abituale
- Portuguese: usual
- Russian: обыкнове́нный
- Spanish: usual, habitual
usual
- (uncountable) The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
- (countable, colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
- I'll just have the usual.
- Two usuals, please.
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