Definitions for usual
ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəlusu·al

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. usual(adj)

   occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

   "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

2. common, usual(adj)

   commonly encountered

   "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. usual(Adjective)

   That which most commonly occurs.

   Etymology: From usuel, from usualis, from usus, from past participle stem of uti.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Usual(noun)

   such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Usual

   ū′zhū-al, adj. in use: occurring in ordinary use: common.—adv. U′sually.—n. U′sualness. [L. usualis.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'usual' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1615

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'usual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2689

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'usual' in Adjectives Frequency: #203

Anagrams for usual »

1. luaus

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of usual in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of usual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of usual in a Sentence

1. John Kerry:

   China had a particular approach that it wanted to make, that we agreed and respected to give them space to implement that, today in my conversation with the Chinese I made it very clear that has not worked and we cannot continue business as usual.

2. John Wraith:

   It's extraordinary, 'Shock' probably isn't too strong a word. People will come in this morning earlier than usual, so it's a skeleton staff right now. But shock was the first reaction. Now it's all hands on deck trying to deal with the volatility.

3. Matthew Tuttle:

   It's going to go back and forth, and it looks like it's going to all depend on what the price of oil does today, expect more of the usual - lots of volatility - and it will be interesting to see if the bulls rally this thing or the bears try to sell it off.

4. Ian Maidment:

   Many medicines have this activity, and I think the key things from our finding is that it probably shifts the balance looking at risks versus benefits, but patients, don't suddenly stop medications. Carry on as usual, and if you're concerned, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

5. Mark Dimondstein:

   Politics as usual has not worked. It's time for a political revolution.

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