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Usual

//ˈju.ʒuəl// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Most commonly occurring; typical.

    "The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China."

Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure wordnet
  2. 2
    commonly encountered wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The typical state of something, or something that is typical. uncountable
  2. 2
    A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. colloquial, countable

    "I'll just have the usual."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

Etymology 2

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

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