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usual

adj.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈjuʒəwəɫ// UK //jˈuːʒuːəl// usu·al General-service Informal

adj. happening or done most of the time. You use this to describe things that are normal or expected in a certain situation.

adj. habitually or typically occurring or done; conforming to established custom or routine.


SIMPLE

I will meet you at the usual time.

CONTEXTUAL

She ordered her usual coffee and sat at the small table by the window to read.

COMPLEX

Despite the heavy rain, the shop opened at its usual hour, maintaining its long-standing commitment to serving the local community regardless of the weather.

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Origin

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.

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies; often follows the definite article 'the' to indicate a specific habit.

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