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# casual

«casual» in Mova's school dictionary: **relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or…** — 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 (casual; more casual, most casual); noun (a casual, casuals — a casual worker, informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m1)

2) Casual means relaxed and not seeming to care much or not making an effort: a casual wave, a casual chat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m2)

3) Casual can mean happening by chance or without a plan: a casual meeting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m3)

4) A casual job or worker is one that is not regular or permanent, done only now and then. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m4)

5) (UK, slang) A «casual» can be a member of a football fan group known for wearing designer clothes; and «casual» (gaming slang) is a player who plays just for fun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m5)

6) Casual can describe a person you know only slightly, such as a casual neighbour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «casual» describes clothes and mood: non-uniform day is a casual day, «smart casual» is a dress code. In stories it shows a character trying to look relaxed: «He gave a casual shrug, but his heart was pounding.» Phrases: casual clothes, dress-down / casual Friday, smart casual, a casual job, casual remark, casual gamer, casually.

### examples

- We can wear casual clothes on Friday for charity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x1)
- She tried to sound casual, but she was really nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x2)
- It was just a casual chat at the bus stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x3)
- Dad has a casual job at the market on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x4)
- He gave a casual wave as he walked past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x5)
- The party is casual, so jeans are fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x6)
- I'm only a casual gamer; I play on weekends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x7)
- A casual remark can still hurt someone's feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casual/#x8)

### note

Adjective: casual, more casual, most casual; adverb «casually» (She walked casually away). Pronounced «KAZH-yoo-ul». Do not confuse with «causal» (about cause, as in cause and effect) — the letters u and a are swapped. Also do not confuse with «casualty» (a person hurt or killed in an accident or war; in the UK also the hospital emergency department).

### In the corpora

- [Filler words like um, like and you know are fine in casual talk; in formal talk, clear examples sound more confident.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher/17/)
- [AHA is a casual yeah or uh-huh between friends; to a granny tak is better, because AHA can sound lazy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/2-goodbyes-coming-in-yes-and-no/14/)
- [nE-a is a casual nope between kids, and to adults it can sound rude.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/2-goodbyes-coming-in-yes-and-no/15/)
- [DYAka is a casual thanks between friends; to the friend's granny the full DYAkuyu is nicer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/3-please-thank-you-sorry-okay/7/)
- ["domAshka" is the casual word for homework, short for the longer "domashnye zavdannya".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/16-can-he-come-out-and-the-school-day/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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