usually
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adv
Freq #1100
Meanings
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1
adv
under normal conditions
Usually, I was late to the office, but not today.
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2
adv
Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
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3
adv
Under normal conditions.
Etymology
From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual + -ly. Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċe.
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Synonyms
1
adv
· under normal conditions
normally
2
adv
· most of the time; less than...
generally
3
adv
· under normal conditions.
customarily
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commonlyconventionallyhabituallymainlymostlyoftestordinarilypredominantlyprincipallyregularlyroutinely
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