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# usual

«usual» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **what normally happens or what is done most of the time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (usual, more usual); noun phrase (as usual)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#m1)

2) As usual means in the same way as always. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah, "mothers" is a special name for the three letters Alef, Mem and Shin. Grammarians use the same word differently for the letters that stand for vowels. In the primary lessons: In stories, «as usual» tells the reader a habit, and «unusual» marks something strange that may matter to the plot. In everyday life it describes routines: the usual bus, the usual time. In maths and science, «than usual» compares with the normal amount: colder than usual. Phrases: as usual, than usual, the usual, business as usual.

### examples

- Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x1)
- In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x2)
- I will meet you at the usual place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x3)
- As usual, Tom was late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x4)
- It is colder than usual today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x5)
- We had the usual cereal for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x6)
- The shop is closed earlier than usual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x7)
- Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime? No, it is unusual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x8)
- Lunch is at the usual time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x9)
- She smiled, as usual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x10)
- ‘Do not forget your usual good custom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/#x11)

### note

Opposite: unusual. Adverb: usually. Say «as usual», not «as usually». Spelled with one l at the end.

### In the corpora

- [Tipsy means a little alcohol has made someone chattier and sillier than usual, though they are still in control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/12/)
- [AI is good at the usual cases it has seen many times and often weak at unusual or brand-new ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/16/)
- [If a call sounds like family asking for money, hang up and call them back on their usual number.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/13/)
- [His last voyage began with «Family troubles, as usual.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/22/)
- [bù wánr le («BOO WAR luh») means I'm not playing any more, the usual end of a quarrel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/14-games-rock-paper-scissors-hide-and-seek/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «usual» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/usual/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.