usual

Etymology

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin usualis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from usus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of uti (“to use”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːʒʊəl/, /ˈjuːʒəl/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: u‧su‧al

Adjective

usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)

1. most commonly occurring

   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.

Anagrams

• luaus

Adjective

usual (masculine and feminine plural usuals)

1. usual

Adjective

usual m, f (plural usuais)

1. usual, regular, normal

Alternative forms

• usuel, usualle, usuale, usuell, usuall

Etymology

From Old French usuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iu̯ziu̯ˈaːl/, /iu̯zuˈaːl/, /ˈiu̯ziu̯al/, /ˈiu̯zual/, /ˈiu̯zuəl/

Adjective

usual

1. customary, established
2. usual, normal, regular

Adjective

usual m, f (plural usuais, comparable)

1. usual (most commonly occurring)

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈswal/

Adjective

usual (plural usuales)

1. usual

Further reading

• “usual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.