usual
/ˈju.ʒuəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China."
- "It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual."
- "We saw as many as usual."
- "And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory."
- "I'll just have the usual."
- "Two usuals, please."
Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: usual, usuel, ūsuālis, *h₃eyt-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈju.ʒuəl/
- British English: /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more usual (comparative)
most usual (superlative)
uzhe (alternative)
uzh (alternative)
yoozh (alternative)
usuals (plural)