Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an official capacity (chiefly as a post-modifier in official titles).

    An ambassador in ordinary is one constantly resident at a foreign court.

  2. Out of commission and laid up; said of a naval vessel.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. How many times do you laugh in an ordinary day?

  2. I have no interest in ordinary people.

    Звичайні люди мене не цікавлять. — deniko

    ruОбычные люди меня не интересуют. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch habe kein Interesse an gewöhnlichen Menschen. — Esperantostern

  3. Please come in an ordinary dress.

  4. Nothing extraordinary happens in simple and ordinary ways.

  5. You cannot solve this problem in an ordinary way.

    deDieses Problem kann nicht auf die übliche Weise gelöst werden. — Peanutfan

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
in ordinary — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto