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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.

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

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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.

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usual

Adjective

of the most normal, frequent, or regular type: the usual assortment of stories

Noun

1. ordinary or commonplace events: the dirt was nothing out of the usual

2. as usual as happens normally

3. the usual Informal the habitual or usual drink [Latin usus use]

usually adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
	2.	usual - commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" common familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

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usual

adjective normal, customary, regular, expected, general, common, stock, standard, fixed, ordinary, familiar, typical, constant, routine, everyday, accustomed, habitual, bog-standard Brit., Irish (slang) wonted << OPPOSITE unusual

Translations

usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj → normal, corriente;

as usual → como de costumbre, como siempre

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usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj → habituel(le);

as usual → comme d'habitude

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usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj → üblich, gewöhnlich;

as usual → wie gewöhnlich

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usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj → solito/a;

as usual → come al solito, come d'abitudine