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# habitual

«habitual» in Mova's school dictionary: **Done often, as a habit: his habitual walk after dinner** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Done often, as a habit: his habitual walk after dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#m1)

2) Doing something often or regularly, especially something bad: a habitual liar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#m2)

3) Usual: her habitual seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «habitual» describes what a character always does; in health lessons habitual exercise is good and habitual snacking is not. Phrases: «a habitual liar», «a habitual latecomer», «habitual behaviour».

### examples

- Grandpa took his habitual walk around the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x1)
- He is a habitual latecomer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x2)
- She sat in her habitual place by the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x3)
- Habitual exercise keeps you healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x4)
- Nobody trusts a habitual liar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x5)
- His habitual smile made everyone feel welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitual/#x6)

### note

From «habit». Adverb: habitually. A bit formal; casual words are «usual» or «always doing». Say «huh-BIT-yoo-ul».

### Trees and pragmatics

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