usually

A1
US /ˈju.ʒu.(ə.)li/ UK /ˈjuːʒʊəli/
adv Freq #1100

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    under normal conditions

    Usually, I was late to the office, but not today.

  2. 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.

  3. 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
More commonlyconventionallyhabituallymainlymostlyoftestordinarilypredominantlyprincipallyregularlyroutinely
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