usually

usually
[[t]ju͟ːʒuəli[/t]]
♦♦
1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV with cl/group If something usually happens, it is the thing that most often happens in a particular situation.

The best information about hotels usually comes from friends and acquaintances who have been there...

They ate, as they usually did, in the kitchen...

Usually, the work is boring...

Offering only one loan, usually an installment loan, is part of the plan.

Syn:
generally, normally
2) PHRASE: v-link PHR adj You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.

She felt more than usually hungry after her excursion...

He was more than usually depressed by problems at work.

Syn:

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  • usually — (adv.) late 15c., from USUAL (Cf. usual) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • usually — [adv] for the most part as a rule, as is the custom, as is usual, as usual, by and large, commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, habitually, in the main, mainly, more often than not, mostly, most often, normally, now and… …   New thesaurus

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  • usually — u|su|al|ly [ juʒuəli ] adverb *** used for saying what happens or what people do in most situations: What time do you usually go to bed? We don t usually see each other on the weekend. She s usually home by this time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • usually */*/*/ — UK [ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] / US [ˈjuʒuəlɪ] adverb used for saying what happens, or what people do in most situations What time do you usually go to bed? We don t usually see each other at weekends. She s usually home by this time …   English dictionary

  • usually*/*/*/ — [ˈjuːʒʊəli] adv used for saying what happens in most situations, or what people do in most situations Syn: normally What time do you usually go to bed?[/ex] We don t usually see each other at weekends.[/ex] She s usually home by this time.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • usually — adv. Usually is used with these adjectives: ↑fatal, ↑restricted, ↑tranquil Usually is used with these verbs: ↑appear, ↑assume, ↑consist, ↑employ, ↑entail, ↑exceed, ↑imply, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • usually — adverb used when describing what happens on most occasions or in most situations: I m usually in bed by 11.30. | Women usually live longer than men …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • usually — adverb /juːʒʊəli/ a) Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally. Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work. b) Under normal conditions. Syn: generally, mainly, commonly …   Wiktionary

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