English Online Dictionary. What means usually? What does usually mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual + -ly. Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċe.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒu(ə)li/, /ˈjuːʒəli/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/
Adverb
usually (comparative more usually, superlative most usually)
- Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
- Under normal conditions.
Synonyms
- (most of the time): generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly; see also Thesaurus:usually
- (under normal conditions): customarily, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule; see also Thesaurus:normally
Related terms
- use