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usual

/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ UK
/ˈju.ʒuəl/ US
/ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/ US

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more usual · most usual · uzhe · uzh · yoozh

Most commonly occurring; typical. The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
Similar: ordinary, plain, regular, simple, standard, typical, wonted, average, basic, bog-standard, common, common as bums · Opposite: abnormal, atypical, unusual

noun usuals · uzhe · uzh · yoozh

uncountable The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
colloquial, countable A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. I'll just have the usual.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: habitual, wonted, accustomed, familiar, common, customary, regular, typically, normal, routine, normally, typical, day-to-day, everyday, commonly, commonplace

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adj most commonly occurring

Español	usual, habitual, consabido
한국어	보통의 botong'ui
日本語	通常 tsūjō, いつもの itsumo no
中文	通常 tōngcháng
हिन्दी	प्रायिक prāyik
Kiswahili	kawaida
Português	usual
Français	habituel, habituelle
Deutsch	gewöhnlich, üblich
Italiano	solito, usuale, consueto, abituale
Română	uzual, obișnuit
Русский	обыкнове́нный obyknovénnyj, обы́чный obýčnyj
Tiếng Việt	bình thường
العربية	عَادِيّ ʕādiyy

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@misc{usual_2026,
  title = {usual},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/usual},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}