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# normal

«normal» in Mova's school dictionary: **Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens 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 (normal, more normal); noun (normal — uncountable: back to normal); adverb normally

### meaning for a pupil

1) Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m1)

2) Healthy and as it should be: normal temperature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m2)

3) Noun: the usual state: «Things are back to normal». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health: normal body temperature is about 37 °C; feelings like worry and anger are normal. In science: normal results versus unusual ones. In maths: a normal day, the usual amount. In stories, something «not normal» signals a mystery or problem. Phrases: back to normal, as normal, normal size, it's normal to, perfectly normal, than normal.

### examples

- It's normal to feel nervous on the first day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x1)
- Your normal body temperature is about 37 °C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x2)
- Things went back to normal after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x3)
- I got up earlier than normal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x4)
- It was a normal school day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x5)
- It's normal for babies to cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x6)
- Normally we walk to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x7)
- The ice cream was twice its normal price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x8)

### note

Opposites: unusual, strange, abnormal. «Normal» does not mean «good» or «right» — different families can do things differently and all be fine. In maths «than normal» compares with the usual amount: «twice the normal price» = normal price × 2.

### In the corpora

- [Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/8/)
- [Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/3/)
- [Both are normal ways to live.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/3/)
- [Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/11/)
- [Grown-ups in love show affection with hugs and kisses, and it is normal for children to find it embarrassing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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