English Online Dictionary. What means commonly? What does commonly mean?
English
Alternative forms
- commonlie (obsolete)
Etymology
From common + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmənli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmənli/
- Hyphenation: com‧mon‧ly
Adverb
commonly (comparative more commonly, superlative most commonly)
- As a rule; frequently; usually.
- (obsolete) In common; familiarly.
Synonyms
- (as a rule): commonly, most of the time; see also Thesaurus:usually
- (familiarly): affinitatively, friendly, homly, intimately, nearly
Translations
Scots
Adverb
commonly (comparative mair commonly, superlative maist commonly)
- Alternative form of commounly