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usually
- /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈjuːʒli/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈjuːʒəli/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈju.ʒu.(ə.)li/ US
- /ˈju.ʒə.li/ US
- /ˈjʉːʒʊə.li/ Australia
- /ˈjuʒ(ʊ)wəli/ South Asia
Where it comes from
From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual + -ly. Broadly displaced native Old English ġewunelīċe (from which English wontly).
adverb more usually · most usually
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Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
Similar: generally
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Under normal conditions.
Similar: customarily
Similar: mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule, conventionally, in general, most of the time, nine times out of ten, oftest, predominantly, principally, typically, usually · Opposite: forever, occasionally, uniformly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commonly, normally, ordinarily, unremarkably, mostly, frequent, mainly, often, regularly, generically, frequently, consistently, general, conventionally, sometimes, generally
adverb
Similar: mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule, conventionally, in general, most of the time, nine times out of ten, oftest, predominantly, principally, typically, usually · Opposite: forever, occasionally, uniformly
Translations
Every language
adv most of the time
| Español | usualmente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 通常 tsūjō, たいてい taitei |
| 中文 | 通常 tōngcháng |
| हिन्दी | सामान्यतः sāmānyataḥ |
| Kiswahili | kwa kawaida |
| Português | geralmente |
| Français | généralement, habituellement, d'habitude, normalement, usuellement |
| Deutsch | gewöhnlich |
| Italiano | di solito, generalmente, solitamente |
| Ελληνικά | συνήθως syníthos |
| Română | de obicei, în general |
| Русский | обы́чно obýčno |
| العربية | عَادَةً ʕādatan |
| עברית | בדרך כלל |
Talk about this word "usually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/usually. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. usually. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/usually "usually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/usually.Cite this
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