Definitions for usual
ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəlusu·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. usualadjective

   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, usualadjective

   commonly encountered

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. usualadjective

   That which most commonly occurs.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Usualadjective

   Common; frequent; customary; frequently occurring.

   Etymology: usuel, Fr.

   Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   Could I the care of Providence deserve,
   Heav’n must destroy me, if it would preserve:
   And that’s my fate, or sure it would have sent
   Some usual evil for my punishment. Dryden.

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1. usual

   Usual refers to something that is commonly or typically expected or done. It implies an action, behavior, or occurrence that is customary, familiar, or habitual in a particular context or situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Usualnoun

   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 DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

How to pronounce usual?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. James Fenimore Cooper:

   It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

2. Basavaraj Bommai:

   I request everybody to follow the high court order and maintain peace and order, and allow the children to do their education as usual.

3. Christiana Figueres:

   The good news of all those climate change plans is that they actually do cut into the business-as-usual projection of greenhouse gas emissions as well as temperature, we are no longer heading to a world that would increase temperatures by 4, 5 or sometimes even 6 degrees( Celsius) according to some studies, which is what we had a few years ago. But, rather, with full implementation of these climate change plans, we could be heading to a future that would increase the global temperature by 2.7 or 3 degrees.

4. Caterer Joseph Lee:

   I went in to do my usual shopping for my catering business, i saw these two orange lobsters from a distance and thought they were toys because that’s the only time I’ve seen them orange apart from when they’re cooked. I knew they wouldn’t have put cooked lobsters in there because you need to keep lobsters in a special tank with flowing water below seven degrees.

5. Kirstjen Nielsen:

   I assume they are just referring to business as usual and our ability to handle whatever work we are assigned.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=usual
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Usual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=usual
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usual
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=usual