[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/habitually.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / habitually

[← H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/)

# habitually

«habitually» in Mova's school dictionary: **doing something regularly, as a habit, again and again** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Habitually means doing something regularly, as a habit, again and again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#m1)

2) Usually or always, because that is how someone normally behaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in formal writing and descriptions of people: «habitually late», «habitually tidy». It tells the reader an action happens often, not just once.

### examples

- He is habitually late for school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x1)
- She habitually reads before bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x2)
- The cat habitually sleeps on the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x3)
- People who habitually skip breakfast may feel tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x4)
- The shop is habitually busy on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x5)
- Grandpa habitually whistles while he works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x6)

### note

Adverb of «habitual», from «habit». Formal; everyday talk says «always» or «usually». Spelling: ha-bit-u-al-ly, double l.

### Trees and pragmatics

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