usual

Pluralusuals (some meanings)

1. 1
   typicaladjective

   Happening or done most of the time, like normal.

   Like the same breakfast you eat every single morning.

   We met at the usual time after school.

   She took her usual seat near the window.

   UsageSay as usual (not incorrect: as usually) and later than usual.

   Similarnormal, typical, customary, habitual, regular

   Oppositeunusual, uncommon, exceptional, rare

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The normal state of things, or what most often happens.

   Like going back to your normal day after something exciting ends.

   Nothing out of the usual happened at school today.

   Her morning routine never strays far from the usual.

   UsageSay the usual: nothing out of the usual.

   Similarnorm

3. 3
   regular ordernouncolloquialcountable

   The thing, often a drink or meal, that a person almost always orders at a place they visit often.

   Like a favorite meal the waiter brings without even asking.

   She walked into the cafe and asked for the usual.

   Pour me my usual, will you?

   UsageSay the usual or my usual: I'll have the usual.

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