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# normally

«normally» in Mova's school dictionary: **Usually; in most cases: «I normally walk to school»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (normally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Usually; in most cases: «I normally walk to school». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#m1)

2) In a normal or ordinary way: «Breathe normally». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: describing routines — «I normally go to bed at eight». In science: «the heart normally beats 70–100 times a minute for children». In stories «normally» sets up something unusual: «Normally the house was quiet, but that night…». Similar: usually, generally, typically.

### examples

- I normally have cereal for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x1)
- Normally the library is quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x2)
- Breathe normally and relax. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x3)
- The shop is normally open on Sundays, but not today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x4)
- The bus normally comes at eight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x5)
- After the cast came off, he could walk normally again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/#x6)

### note

Adverb from «normal» + «-ly», double l. Position: before the main verb (I normally walk) or after «be» (He is normally late). Spelling trap: normally, not «normaly».

### In the corpora

- [An octopus, a cousin of the cuttlefish, normally has eight arms and can change colour and blend into rocks and walls too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/189-masters-of-camouflage/8/)
- [Some offers cost more than buying the items normally, so always do the sum.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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