usual

(yū'zhū-əl)
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

1. As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.

[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin ūsuālis, from Latin ūsus, use, from past participle of ūtī, to use.]

usually u'su·al·ly adv.
usualness u'su·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 sea-its 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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adjective

1. Commonly encountered: average, common, commonplace, general, normal, ordinary, typical. See surprise/expect.
2. Commonly practiced or used: accustomed, customary, habitual, regular, wonted. See usual/unusual.

noun

A regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events: commonplace, norm, ordinary, rule. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: common, typical
Antonyms: abnormal, atypical, irregular, uncommon, unusual

IN BRIEF: Ordinary.

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter. — Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - normal, sædvanlig, almindelig
n. - sædvanlige

idioms:

• as usual    som sædvanligt, som altid, som normalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebruikelijk

Français (French)
adj. - habituel, usuel, comme d'habitude
n. - la même chose que d'habitude

idioms:

• as usual    comme d'habitude

Deutsch (German)
adj. - üblich
n. - Übliches

idioms:

• as usual    wie gewöhnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνήθης, συνηθισμένος, κοινός
n. - (το) συνηθισμένο (ποτό)

idioms:

• as usual    ως συνήθως

Italiano (Italian)
solito

idioms:

• as usual    come il solito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - usual, habitual
n. - coisa de costume

idioms:

• as usual    como de costume

Русский (Russian)
обычный

idioms:

• as usual    как обычно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - habitual, usual, corriente
n. - lo habitual, lo de siempre

idioms:

• as usual    como de costumbre, como siempre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vanlig, bruklig, gängse
n. - det vanliga, det som man brukar äta o dricka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
平常的, 惯例的, 通常的, 通常会发生的事, 惯常的饭食饮料

idioms:

• as usual    照常

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 平常的, 慣例的, 通常的
n. - 通常會發生的事, 慣常的飯食飲料

idioms:

• as usual    照常

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보통의, 습관적인
n. - 평소의 건강 상태

idioms:

• as usual    평소와 같이, 보통 때와 같이

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 常の, 通常の, ありふれた, 普通の
n. - いつもの健康状態

idioms:

• as usual    いつものように, 相変わらず

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معتاد, مالوف (الاسم) المعتاد, المألوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגיל, מקובל, נהוג‬
n. - ‮המשקה שאדם נוהג לשתות‬

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