Usual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

commonly encountered

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːʒuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːʒuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːʒuːəl/

2 syllables Say it as /jˈuːʒuːəl/.

Examples

grew the usual vegetables
the usual summer heat
came at the usual time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

common

Antonyms

unusual

Parts of Speech

adjective	occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure “grew the usual vegetables”
adjective	commonly encountered “a common (or familiar) complaint”

Word Forms

usualness	noun	commonness by virtue of not being unusual
commonness	noun	the state of being that is commonly observed
commonality	noun	sharing of common attributes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

üblich

häufig oder in Übereinstimmung mit der üblichen Praxis oder Vorgehensweise auftreten oder angetroffen oder erlebt oder beobachtet werden

🇫🇷French

habituel

se produisant ou rencontré ou vécu ou observé fréquemment ou conformément à la pratique ou à la procédure habituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

habitual

Ocurriendo, encontrado, experimentado u observado con frecuencia o de acuerdo con la práctica o procedimiento regular.

🇮🇹Italian

al solito

che si verifica o incontra o sperimenta o osserva frequentemente o in conformità con la pratica o la procedura regolare

🇳🇱Dutch

gebruikelijk

vaak voorkomt of tegenkomt of wordt ervaren of waargenomen of in overeenstemming met de reguliere praktijk of procedure

🇵🇹Portuguese

habitual

ocorrendo ou encontrado ou experimentado ou observado frequentemente ou de acordo com a prática ou procedimento regular

🇷🇺Russian

обычный

происходящее, сталкивающееся, или переживаемое, или наблюдаемое часто или в соответствии с обычной практикой или процедурой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साधारण

बार-बार या नियमित अभ्यास या प्रक्रिया के अनुसार घटित या सामना किया गया या अनुभव किया गया या देखा गया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাভাবিক

ঘটছে বা সম্মুখীন বা অভিজ্ঞ বা ঘন ঘন বা নিয়মিত অনুশীলন বা পদ্ধতি অনুযায়ী পর্যবেক্ষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கமான

நிகழும் அல்லது சந்தித்தது அல்லது அனுபவம் அல்லது அடிக்கடி அல்லது வழக்கமான நடைமுறை அல்லது நடைமுறைக்கு ஏற்ப கவனிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధారణ

తరచుగా లేదా సాధారణ అభ్యాసం లేదా ప్రక్రియకు అనుగుణంగా సంభవించే లేదా ఎదుర్కొన్న లేదా అనుభవించిన లేదా గమనించిన

🇮🇳Marathi

नेहमीच्या

वारंवार किंवा नियमित सराव किंवा प्रक्रियेनुसार घडलेले किंवा आढळलेले किंवा अनुभवलेले किंवा पाहिलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય

નિયમિત પ્રેક્ટિસ અથવા પ્રક્રિયા અનુસાર બનતું અથવા અનુભવેલું અથવા અનુભવેલું અથવા વારંવાર જોવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಎದುರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಮಿತ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಗಮನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണ

പതിവായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പതിവ് പരിശീലനത്തിനോ നടപടിക്രമത്തിനോ അനുസൃതമായി സംഭവിക്കുന്നതോ കണ്ടുമുട്ടുന്നതോ അനുഭവിച്ചതോ നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਵਾਪਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمول

وقوع پذیر یا سامنا یا تجربہ یا مشاہدہ کثرت سے یا باقاعدہ مشق یا طریقہ کار کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通常

经常发生或遇到或经历或观察到或按照常规实践或程序

🇯🇵Japanese

いつもの

頻繁に、または定期的な実践や手順に従って発生する、遭遇する、経験する、観察される

🇰🇷Korean

평소

자주 발생하거나 직면하거나 경험하거나 관찰되거나 정기적인 관행이나 절차에 따라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thường

xảy ra hoặc gặp phải hoặc có kinh nghiệm hoặc được quan sát thường xuyên hoặc theo thông lệ hoặc thủ tục thường xuyên

🇹🇭Thai

ตามปกติ

เกิดขึ้นหรือพบเห็นหรือประสบหรือสังเกตอยู่บ่อยครั้งหรือตามวิธีปฏิบัติหรือขั้นตอนปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

biasa

terjadi atau ditemui atau dialami atau diamati secara sering atau sesuai dengan praktik atau prosedur biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

karaniwan

nangyayari o nakatagpo o nararanasan o naobserbahan nang madalas o alinsunod sa regular na pagsasanay o pamamaraan

🇲🇾Malay

biasalah

berlaku atau ditemui atau dialami atau diperhatikan dengan kerap atau mengikut amalan atau prosedur biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعتاد

تحدث أو تتم مواجهتها أو تجربتها أو ملاحظتها بشكل متكرر أو وفقًا لممارسة أو إجراء منتظم

🇮🇷Persian

معمولی

به طور مکرر یا مطابق با رویه یا رویه معمول رخ می دهد یا با آن مواجه می شود یا تجربه می شود یا مشاهده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

olağan

sık sık veya düzenli uygulama veya prosedüre uygun olarak meydana gelen veya karşılaşılan veya yaşanan veya gözlemlenen

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָגִיל

מתרחש או נתקל או נחווה או נצפה לעתים קרובות או בהתאם לנוהג או נוהל קבוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'usual'?

The primary meaning of 'usual' is 'occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'usual' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'usual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'usual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'usual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'usual' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'usual' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

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A bit confusing

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In your opinion, does the word 'usual' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'usual' in regular conversations?

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How likely are you to use 'usual' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'usual' as formal, casual, or slang?

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