usual

== English == === Alternative forms === uzhe, uzh, yoozh (slang, no fixed spelling) === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈju.ʒuəl/, /ˈju.ʒəl/ Hyphenation: u‧su‧al === Adjective === usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual) Most commonly occurring; typical. ==== Synonyms ==== wonted, normal, common, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, typical ==== Antonyms ==== unusual, abnormal, atypical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== usuality ==== Translations ==== === Noun === usual (countable and uncountable, plural usuals) (uncountable) The typical state of something, or something that is typical. (countable, colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes colloquially shortened to the first syllable (IPA(key): /juːʒ/), an overwhelmingly spoken-only slang word with no single widely accepted spelling (see uzhe). ==== Further reading ==== “usual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “usual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === luaus == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin ūsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈswal/ [uˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: u‧sual === Adjective === usual (epicene, plural usuales) common, typical, usual == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ūsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [u.zuˈal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: u‧su‧al === Adjective === usual m or f (masculine and feminine plural usuals) usual Antonym: inusual ==== Derived terms ==== inusual usualment === Further reading === “usual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “usual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “usual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “usual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ūsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈswal/ [uˈs̺wɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: u‧sual === Adjective === usual m or f (plural usuais) usual, regular, normal ==== Derived terms ==== usualmente === Further reading === “usual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === usuel, usualle, usuale, usuell, usuall === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French usuel and its etymon Latin ūsuālis. First attested in the 1380s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌiu̯ziu̯ˈal/, /ˈiu̯ziu̯al/ (from Latin ūsuālis) IPA(key): /ˌiu̯ziu̯ˈɛːl/, /ˈiu̯ziu̯ɛl/ (from Middle French usuel) === Adjective === usual customary, established usual, normal, regular ==== Descendants ==== English: usual Scots: usual, uswal, eeswal ==== References ==== “ūsuā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 April 2018. == Piedmontese == === Alternative forms === üsual === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /yˈzɥal/ === Adjective === usual usual == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ūsuālis. By surface analysis, uso +‎ -ual. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: u‧su‧al === Adjective === usual m or f (plural usuais) usual (most commonly occurring) Antonym: inusual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “usual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “usual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ūsuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uˈswal/ [uˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: u‧sual === Adjective === usual m or f (masculine and feminine plural usuales) usual Antonym: inusual ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “usual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025