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# commonly

«commonly» in Mova's school dictionary: **usually or often, by many people or in many places: "this…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (commonly, more commonly, most commonly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Commonly means usually or often, by many people or in many places: "this mistake is commonly made". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#m1)

2) Commonly known as means usually called by this name: "Tyrannosaurus rex, commonly known as T. rex". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#m2)

3) Commonly can also mean unusually, to a greater degree than most people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science, "commonly" tells you something is usual but not always true: "the most commonly chosen colour" is the mode. In science, plants and animals are "commonly called" by everyday names instead of Latin ones. Phrases: commonly known as, commonly used, most commonly, commonly found.

### examples

- Robins are commonly seen in gardens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x1)
- This word is commonly misspelt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x2)
- Blue was the most commonly chosen colour in our survey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x3)
- Aspirin is commonly used for pain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x4)
- The plant is commonly known as a sunflower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x5)
- Colds are most commonly caught in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x6)
- Then, recollecting themselves, they scrambled to their feet, and looked more than commonly foolish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commonly/#x7)

### note

Adjective: common. "Commonly" means usually, not always — don't treat it as "every time". In data handling, "the most commonly occurring value" = the mode.

### Trees and pragmatics

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