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u·su·al  (yzh-l)
adj.
1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed: the usual summer heat.
2. Regularly or customarily used: ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.
3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure: Come at the usual time.
Idiom:
as usual
As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.

[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin sulis, from Latin sus, use, from past participle of t, to use.]

usu·al·ly adv.
usu·al·ness n.
Synonyms: usual, habitual, customary, accustomed
These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly. Usual describes what accords with normal, common, or ordinary practice or procedure: "The parson said the usual things about the seaits blueness . . . its beauty" (George du Maurier).
Habitual implies repetition and force of habit: a habitual liar.
Customary and accustomed refer to conformity with prevailing customs or conventions: "It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions" (Thomas H. Huxley). She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness.

usually [ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ]
adv
(sentence modifier) customarily; at most times; in the ordinary course of events
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.usually - under normal conditions; "usually she was late"

usually
adverb normally, generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, routinely, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, as a rule, habitually, as is usual, as is the custom, USU (S.M.S.) The best information about hotels usually comes from friends.
Translations
usually [ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] ADVnormalmente, por lo general
we usually go on a Fridaynormalmente or por lo general vamos un viernes
what do you usually do?¿qué hacen ustedes normalmente?
we have to be more than usually carefultenemos que tomar más cuidado que de costumbre
not usuallypor lo general or normalmente no
the usually crowded streets were desertedlas calles normalmente atiborradas de gente estaban desiertas

usually [ˈjuːʒuəli] advd'habitude, normalementhabituellement
Usually I don't wear make-up → D'habitude je ne me maquille pas., Normalement je ne me maquille pas., Habituellement je ne me maquille pas.
I usually get to school at about half past eight → J'arrive normalement à l'école vers huit heures et demie., J'arrive habituellement à l'école vers huit heures et demie.
We usually eat in here → D'habitude, nous mangeons ici., Normalement, nous mangeons ici.
I don't usually drink wine → Je ne bois normalement pas de vin.
Usually, the work is boring
BUT En général, le travail est ennuyeux.
more than usually
She felt more than usually hungry → Elle avait encore plus faim que d'habitude.

usually
advgewöhnlich, normalerweise; more than usually careful/drunknoch vorsichtiger/betrunkener als sonst; do you drive to work/work overtime? — usuallyfahren Sie mit dem Auto zur Arbeit/machen Sie Überstunden? — normalerweise or meistens; is he usually so rude?ist er sonst auch so unhöflich?; he’s not usually lateer kommt sonst or normalerweise nicht zu spät; he’s usually early, but …er kommt sonst or meist or normalerweise früh, aber …

usually [ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] advdi solito
to be more than usually careful → fare ancora più attenzione del solito
usually [ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] advdi solito
to be more than usually careful → fare ancora più attenzione del solito

usually عادة obvykle sædvanligvis normalerweise συνήθως usualmente yleensä habituellement obično solitamente 普通は 보통은 gewoonlijk vanligvis zwykle geralmente обычно vanligtvis โดยปรกติ genellikle thường 通常


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It usually fell to the lot of some one or other of them to wake the rest, the first being aroused by an alarm-clock; and, as Tess was the latest arrival, and they soon discovered that she could be depended upon not to sleep though the alarm as others did, this task was thrust most frequently upon her.
A line was accordingly attached to it, and the other end being passed over the ridge-pole of the house, it was hoisted up to the apex of the roof, where it hung suspended directly over the mats where I usually reclined.
Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
 
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