Usual
adjective
Happens or is done most of the time or in most situations.
She took her usual route to work.
Often appears as...
- as usual
- the usual
adjective
Ordinary and what you would expect.
For me a usual day starts with a cup of coffee.
Often appears as...
- usual day
- usual time
adjective
Happens or is done most of the time or in most situations.
She took her usual route to work.
Often appears as...
- as usual
- the usual
adjective
Ordinary and what you would expect.
For me a usual day starts with a cup of coffee.
Often appears as...
- usual day
- usual time
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
‘Usual’ indicates a high frequency, something that happens most of the time.
He orders the usual pizza every Friday night.
Pro Tip 2/3Routine Activities
Use 'usual' to describe activities that are part of a routine or habit.
She's having her usual morning jog in the park.
Pro Tip 3/3Predictability
‘Usual’ suggests predictability in situations or behaviors.
The meeting followed its usual pattern of discussions and decisions.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
‘Usual’ indicates a high frequency, something that happens most of the time.
He orders the usual pizza every Friday night.
Pro Tip 2/3Routine Activities
Use 'usual' to describe activities that are part of a routine or habit.
She's having her usual morning jog in the park.
Pro Tip 3/3Predictability
‘Usual’ suggests predictability in situations or behaviors.
The meeting followed its usual pattern of discussions and decisions.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
‘Usual’ indicates a high frequency, something that happens most of the time.
He orders the usual pizza every Friday night.
Pro Tip 2/3Routine Activities
Use 'usual' to describe activities that are part of a routine or habit.
She's having her usual morning jog in the park.
Pro Tip 3/3Predictability
‘Usual’ suggests predictability in situations or behaviors.
The meeting followed its usual pattern of discussions and decisions.
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orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good. His eyes are still completely closed. This is day eight -Yeah, it's usually between six and 12. -Yeah.
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How does a jellyfish...
Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte and will trigger the nematocyst to fire.
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Debunking the myths of...
which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD from those who may just be a bit more meticulous or hygiene obsessed than usual.
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What causes kidney...
But most kidney stones don't become this serious, or even require invasive treatment. Masses less than five millimeters in diameter will usually pass out of the body on their own. A doctor will often simply recommend drinking large amounts of water to help speed the process along,
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Poetry makes people...
when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to
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5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
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The best kindergarten...
But the point is, in that kind of occasion, usually children try to hide somewhere. But here, just they leave and come back. It's a natural process. And secondly, we consider noise very important.
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NASA Trailblazer:...
they needed her as an engineer when they had briefings i asked permission to go and they said well the girls don't usually go and i said well is there a law i began attending the briefings
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Beaver Lodge Construction...
So important is their dam to them, that if they detect the slightest leak, usually by hearing the sound of trickling water,
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good. His eyes are still completely closed. This is day eight -Yeah, it's usually between six and 12. -Yeah.
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How does a jellyfish...
Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte and will trigger the nematocyst to fire.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD from those who may just be a bit more meticulous or hygiene obsessed than usual.
Video examples
What causes kidney...
But most kidney stones don't become this serious, or even require invasive treatment. Masses less than five millimeters in diameter will usually pass out of the body on their own. A doctor will often simply recommend drinking large amounts of water to help speed the process along,
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
when it's done this explanation for trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to
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5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
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The best kindergarten...
But the point is, in that kind of occasion, usually children try to hide somewhere. But here, just they leave and come back. It's a natural process. And secondly, we consider noise very important.
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NASA Trailblazer:...
they needed her as an engineer when they had briefings i asked permission to go and they said well the girls don't usually go and i said well is there a law i began attending the briefings
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Beaver Lodge Construction...
So important is their dam to them, that if they detect the slightest leak, usually by hearing the sound of trickling water,
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I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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Usually we are saying only part of the truth.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. If you're not afraid of it, don't do it.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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Petra Nemcova
Czechoslovakian Model
It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
These people I play are not usually wish-fulfillment characters.
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Rachel Cohn
American Author
Usually my characters, though young, tend to be street-wise.
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Khris Middleton
American Athlete
Teams usually take on the personality of the coach.
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Erno Rubik
Hungarian Inventor
Usually we are saying only part of the truth.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Usually we praise only to be praised.
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