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# usually

«usually» in Mova's school dictionary: **In most cases; most of the time: "I usually walk to school."** — 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

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) In most cases; most of the time: "I usually walk to school." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#m1)

2) As normally happens: "The shop is usually open." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science, "usually" means most of the time but not always; it is about frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never). In reading, it tells a habit. Phrases: as usual, more than usual.

### examples

- I usually go to bed at eight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x1)
- Cats usually sleep a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x2)
- It usually snows in winter here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x3)
- The bus is usually on time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x4)
- We usually have pizza on Fridays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x5)
- Dogs usually wag their tails when happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x6)
- She is usually the first to answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x7)
- It usually takes ten minutes to walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x8)
- In his absence things are usually quiet on the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/#x9)

### note

Spelled with two l's: "usually". It goes before the main verb ("I usually walk") but after "be" ("He is usually late"). Usually is not always: there are exceptions.

### In the corpora

- [When a parent seems frazzled after work, it is usually the workload, not anything the child did.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job/18/)
- [A job interview is a meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whom to hire; several people usually compete for one job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/8/)
- [A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/10/)
- [Retiring means stopping paid work for good, usually in your sixties, and living on a pension and savings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/16/)
- [Payday is the day pay arrives in the bank, often once a month, so money is usually lowest just before it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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