normally

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ UK /ˈnɔːmə.li/ See IPA manual

Freq #2587

Meanings

1

adv
Usually; most of the time.

Normally I eat breakfast at six, but today I got up late.
2

adv
In the usual or expected way.

The machine is working normally again after the repair.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · usually; most of the time. commonly ordinarily usually

2 adv · in the usual or expected way. customarily

More frequently generally habitually regularly routinely typically unexceptionallywontedlywontly

Opposites

atypically exceptionally irregularly unusually

Word family

Derived forms binormallynonnormally

Related forms normality

Etymology

From normal + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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