usual
Most commonly occurringMost commonly occurring; typical.
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» I got up earlier than usual.
Ich stand früher auf als sonst. — raggione
Я встал раньше, чем обычно. — Balamax
Я встала раньше, чем обычно. — Balamax
Я встал раньше обычного. — odexed
Я встала раньше обычного. — marafon
Я встав раніше, ніж зазвичай. — deniko
Я встала раніше, ніж зазвичай. — deniko
Я встав раніше, ніж звичайно. — deniko
Я встала раніше, ніж звичайно. — deniko
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Examples
679 sentencesI got up earlier than usual.
Я встав раніше, ніж зазвичай. — deniko
ruЯ встал раньше, чем обычно. — Balamax
deIch stand früher auf als sonst. — raggione
Tom was speaking faster than usual.
Том розмовляв швидше, ніж зазвичай. — deniko
ruТом говорил быстрее обычного. — marafon
deTom sprach schneller als sonst. — raggione
He got up earlier than usual this morning.
Він сьогодні встав раніше, ніж зазвичай. — aandrusiak
ruСегодня утром он встал раньше обычного. — marafon
deEr ist heute Morgen früher als gewöhnlich aufgestanden. — MUIRIEL
Meaning
1 sensesMost 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.
gewöhnlich, üblich
обыкнове́нныйobyknovénnyj, обы́чныйobýčnyj
звича́йнийzvyčájnyj
commonly encountered
Origin
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for usFrom 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
more usual, most usual| Comparative | more usual Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most usual Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
51 synonyms- commonly encountered:common
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- earlier than usual
- later than usual
- usual this morning
- busier than usual
- late as usual
- warmer than usual
- today than usual
- at the usual
- longer than usual
- the usual place
- his usual self
- usual today
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.