# usual

Pronunciation: US say "YOO-zhoo-uhl" /ˈjuːʒuəl/; UK say "YOO-zhuu-uhl" /ˈjuːʒʊəl/

## Adjective

1. Happening, done, or found most often; typical of what normally occurs.
   - Simple: Happening or done most of the time, like normal.
   - _Traffic was heavier than usual because of the parade downtown._
   - _He gave his usual excuse for showing up late to the meeting._

## Noun

2. The typical condition of something, or that which is typical.
   - Simple: The normal state of things, or what most often happens.
   - _After weeks of chaos, the office finally settled back into the usual._
   - _His quiet behavior that night was a sharp break from the usual._
3. A particular item, often a drink, that a person habitually orders and so can request without specifying. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The thing, often a drink or meal, that a person almost always orders at a place they visit often.
   - _The bartender saw him come in and started mixing his usual._
   - _At the diner she just nodded, and the waiter brought her usual._

## Origin

The root may ultimately be Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- ("to take along, fetch"), behind Latin ūtī ("to use"). Its past participle stem gave ūsus ("use, habit, custom") and then ūsuālis ("fit for use, common, customary, usual"), which passed through Old French usuel into Middle English as usual. It took the place of the native Old English ġewunelīċ.

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