Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The typical state of something, or something that is typical.

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

    I'll just have the usual.

    Two usuals, please.

Examples

679 sentences
  1. I got up earlier than usual.

    Я встав раніше, ніж зазвичай.

    ruЯ встал раньше, чем обычно.

    deIch stand früher auf als sonst.

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  2. Tom was speaking faster than usual.

    Том розмовляв швидше, ніж зазвичай.

    ruТом говорил быстрее обычного.

    deTom sprach schneller als sonst.

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  3. He got up earlier than usual this morning.

    Він сьогодні встав раніше, ніж зазвичай.

    ruСегодня утром он встал раньше обычного.

    deEr ist heute Morgen früher als gewöhnlich aufgestanden.

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  4. Tom wanted to go home earlier than usual.

    Том хотів піти додому раніше, ніж зазвичай.

    ruТом хотел пойти домой раньше, чем обычно.

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  5. I got up earlier than usual in order to catch the first train.

    Я встав раніше ніж зазвичай, щоб встигнути на перший потяг.

    ruЯ встал раньше обычного, чтобы успеть на первый поезд.

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Origin

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for us

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.

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Forms

plural: usuals

Collocations

12 patterns
  • earlier than usual
  • later than usual
  • than usual this
  • usual this morning
  • than usual today
  • busier than usual
  • late as usual
  • warmer than usual
  • than usual tonight
  • today than usual
  • than usual yesterday
  • at the usual

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
usual — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto