usual

UK /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ US /ˈju.ʒuəl/

noun 2adj 1

Definitions

adj

Most commonly occurring; typical.

The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.

It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

noun

The typical state of something, or something that is typical.

A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.

I'll just have the usual.

Two usuals, please.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

become

ADV

very

quite

It's quite usual for new employees to feel nervous on their first day at work.

fairly

far from

His reaction to the bad news was far from usual for someone so calm.

PREP

for

It is usual for restaurants to close on Monday evenings in this neighborhood.

PHRASES

as per usual

My brother forgot to pick me up from school as per usual.

as usual

business as usual

in the usual way

She prepared the vegetables in the usual way before adding them to the soup.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — commonly encountered

common

Antonyms

unusual

Idioms & Phrases

business as usual

The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.

The phase^([sic]) “Business as Usual” ran about the world, and the papers abounded in articles in which going on as though there was no war at all was demonstrated to be the truest

Example Bank

The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.

Wiktionary

It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

Wiktionary

And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min

Wiktionary

I'll just have the usual.

Wiktionary

Two usuals, please.

Wiktionary

Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.

Tatoeba · #19755

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, usual is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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