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/uswalˈmente/

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Translation

usually

Word origin

From the adjective usual plus the adverbial suffix -mente, from Latin usualis ('ordinary'), from usus ('use'). The suffix -mente derives from the Latin ablative of mens ('mind'), so the adverb literally described the manner or frame of mind of an action.

Origin
Latin
Root
usualis
English cognates
usual, usually

Examples

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I usually get up at seven in the morning.

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On Sundays we usually eat at my grandmother's house.

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This train usually arrives on time.

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I do not usually drink coffee at night.

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What do you usually do at the weekend?

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