"usual" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈjuːʒʊəl/ [UK], /ˈjuːʒuəl/ [US], /ˈjuːʒəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-usual.ogg [US] Forms: more usual [comparative], most usual [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|usual}} Middle English usual, {{der|en|fro|usuel}} Old French usuel, {{der|en|la|ūsuālis|t=for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual}} Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), {{m|la|ūsus|t=use, habit, custom}} ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), {{m|la|utor|ūtī|t=to use}} ūtī (“to use”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃eyt-||to take along, fetch}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”), {{ncog|ang|ġewunelīċ}} Old English ġewunelīċ Head templates: {{en-adj}} usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)
  1. Most commonly occurring; typical. Synonyms: wonted, normal, common, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, typical Synonyms (shortening; no fixed spelling): uzhe [informal] Related terms: usuality Translations (most commonly occurring): alledaags (Afrikaans), gewoon (Afrikaans), عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy) (Arabic), սովորական (sovorakan) (Armenian), adi (Azerbaijani), ohiko (Basque), ohizko (Basque), звыча́йны (zvyčájny) (Belarusian), обичаен (običaen) (Bulgarian), обикновен (obiknoven) (Bulgarian), usual (Catalan), 通常 (tōngcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), obvyklý (Czech), admindelig (Danish), sædvanlig (Danish), gewoon (Dutch), alledaags (Dutch), tavaline (Estonian), tavallinen (Finnish), habituel (French), habituelle (French), usual (Galician), ჩვეულებრივი (čveulebrivi) (Georgian), gewöhnlich (German), üblich (German), szokásos (Hungarian), rendesen (Hungarian), venjulegur (Icelandic), kustumala (Ido), iondúil (Irish), solito (Italian), usuale (Italian), consueto (Italian), abituale (Italian), 通常 (tsūjō) (alt: つうじょう) (Japanese), いつもの (itsumo no) (Japanese), 보통의 (botong'ui) (Korean), solitus (Latin), usualis (Latin), ūsitātus (Latin), parasts (Latvian), irdzi (Livonian), вообичаен (voobičaen) (Macedonian), обичен (običen) (Macedonian), नेहमीचे (nehmīce) (Marathi), vanlig (Norwegian Bokmål), sedvanlig (Norwegian Bokmål), sedvanleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), usual (Occitan), ġewunelīċ (Old English), zwykły (Polish), usual (Portuguese), uzual [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), obișnuit [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), обыкнове́нный (obyknovénnyj) (Russian), обы́чный (obýčnyj) (Russian), уобѝча̄јен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), uobìčājen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), obvyklý (Slovak), običajen (Slovene), usual (Spanish), habitual (Spanish), vanlig (Swedish), ธรรมดา (tam-má-daa) (Thai), เช่นเคย (chêen-kəəi) (Thai), สามัญ (sǎa-man) (Thai), olağan (Turkish), звича́йний (zvyčájnyj) (Ukrainian), bình thường (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-usual-en-adj-uiU~5Ohd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 7 5 Disambiguation of 'shortening; no fixed spelling': 65 8 26 Derived forms: as per the usual, as per usual, as usual, business as usual, business-as-usual, unusual, usual channels, usually, usualness, usual office, usual offices, usual suspects
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uzh, yoozh

Noun

IPA: /ˈjuːʒʊəl/ [UK], /ˈjuːʒuəl/ [US], /ˈjuːʒəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-usual.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|usual}} Middle English usual, {{der|en|fro|usuel}} Old French usuel, {{der|en|la|ūsuālis|t=for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual}} Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), {{m|la|ūsus|t=use, habit, custom}} ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), {{m|la|utor|ūtī|t=to use}} ūtī (“to use”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃eyt-||to take along, fetch}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”), {{ncog|ang|ġewunelīċ}} Old English ġewunelīċ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} usual (uncountable)
  1. The typical state of something, or something that is typical. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-usual-en-noun-VrG-MnYq
  2. (colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-usual-en-noun-QVVJP~7G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uzh, yoozh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "unusual"
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      "word": "abnormal"
    },
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      "word": "atypical"
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      "form": "more usual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "most usual",
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        "superlative"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "parents": [
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        {
          "word": "as per the usual"
        },
        {
          "word": "as per usual"
        },
        {
          "word": "as usual"
        },
        {
          "word": "business as usual"
        },
        {
          "word": "business-as-usual"
        },
        {
          "word": "unusual"
        },
        {
          "word": "usual channels"
        },
        {
          "word": "usually"
        },
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          "word": "usualness"
        },
        {
          "word": "usual office"
        },
        {
          "word": "usual offices"
        },
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          "word": "usual suspects"
        }
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        {
          "text": "The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Most commonly occurring; typical."
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        {
          "word": "usuality"
        }
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        {
          "word": "wonted"
        },
        {
          "word": "normal"
        },
        {
          "word": "common"
        },
        {
          "word": "standard"
        },
        {
          "word": "regular"
        },
        {
          "word": "ordinary"
        },
        {
          "word": "plain"
        },
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          "word": "simple"
        },
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          "word": "typical"
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          "sense": "shortening; no fixed spelling",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        }
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        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "alledaags"
        },
        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "gewoon"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕādiyy",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "عَادِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "sovorakan",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "սովորական"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "adi"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ohiko"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ohizko"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zvyčájny",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "звыча́йны"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "običaen",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "обичаен"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obiknoven",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "обикновен"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usual"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tōngcháng",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "通常"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "obvyklý"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "admindelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "sædvanlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "gewoon"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "alledaags"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "tavaline"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "tavallinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "habituel"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "habituelle"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "čveulebrivi",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ჩვეულებრივი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "gewöhnlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "üblich"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "szokásos"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "rendesen"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "venjulegur"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "kustumala"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "iondúil"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "solito"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usuale"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "consueto"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "abituale"
        },
        {
          "alt": "つうじょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsūjō",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "通常"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "itsumo no",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "いつもの"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "botong'ui",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "보통의"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "solitus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usualis"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ūsitātus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "parasts"
        },
        {
          "code": "liv",
          "lang": "Livonian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "irdzi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "voobičaen",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "вообичаен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "običen",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "обичен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "nehmīce",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "नेहमीचे"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "vanlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "sedvanlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "sedvanleg"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ġewunelīċ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "zwykły"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "uzual"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "obișnuit"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obyknovénnyj",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "обыкнове́нный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obýčnyj",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "обы́чный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "уобѝча̄јен"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "uobìčājen"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "obvyklý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "običajen"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "usual"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "habitual"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "vanlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tam-má-daa",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "ธรรมดา"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "chêen-kəəi",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "เช่นเคย"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sǎa-man",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "สามัญ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "olağan"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zvyčájnyj",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "звича́йний"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "most commonly occurring",
          "word": "bình thường"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "word": "unusual"
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    }
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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      "word": "as per the usual"
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    {
      "word": "as per usual"
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      "word": "as usual"
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    {
      "word": "business as usual"
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    {
      "word": "business-as-usual"
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      "word": "unusual"
    },
    {
      "word": "usual channels"
    },
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      "word": "usually"
    },
    {
      "word": "usualness"
    },
    {
      "word": "usual office"
    },
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      "word": "usual offices"
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      "word": "usual suspects"
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      "ipa": "/ˈjuːʒuəl/",
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      "word": "regular"
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    {
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      "word": "plain"
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      "word": "simple"
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      "sense": "shortening; no fixed spelling",
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      "word": "uzh"
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "alledaags"
    },
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
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    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕādiyy",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "عَادِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sovorakan",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "սովորական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "adi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ohiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ohizko"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zvyčájny",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "звыча́йны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "običaen",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "обичаен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obiknoven",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "обикновен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōngcháng",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "通常"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "obvyklý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "admindelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "sædvanlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "gewoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "alledaags"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "tavaline"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "tavallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "habituel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "habituelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čveulebrivi",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ჩვეულებრივი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "gewöhnlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "üblich"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "szokásos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "rendesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "venjulegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "kustumala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "iondúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "solito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usuale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "consueto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "abituale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つうじょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsūjō",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "通常"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "itsumo no",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "いつもの"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "botong'ui",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "보통의"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "solitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usualis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ūsitātus"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "parasts"
    },
    {
      "code": "liv",
      "lang": "Livonian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "irdzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "voobičaen",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "вообичаен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "običen",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "обичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nehmīce",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "नेहमीचे"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "vanlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "sedvanlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "sedvanleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ġewunelīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "zwykły"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uzual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "obișnuit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obyknovénnyj",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "обыкнове́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obýčnyj",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "обы́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "уобѝча̄јен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
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      "word": "uobìčājen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "obvyklý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "običajen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "usual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "habitual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "vanlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tam-má-daa",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "ธรรมดา"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chêen-kəəi",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "เช่นเคย"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎa-man",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "สามัญ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "olağan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvyčájnyj",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "звича́йний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "most commonly occurring",
      "word": "bình thường"
    }
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}

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "usual (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "u‧su‧al"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The typical state of something, or something that is typical."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'll just have the usual.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjuːʒʊəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjuːʒuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjuːʒəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-usual.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/En-us-usual.ogg/En-us-usual.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/En-us-usual.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "shortening; no fixed spelling",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "uzhe"
    },
    {
      "word": "uzh"
    },
    {
      "word": "yoozh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "usual"
}

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