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as usual
As is typical; as often happens. Sam is ignoring me, as usual. I wonder if he'll ever forgive me. The writers' group is meeting at the coffee shop on Saturday morning, as usual.
as usual
as is the normal or typical situation. John ordered eggs for breakfast, as usual. He stood quietly as usual, waiting for the bus to come.
as usual
in the ordinary or expected way As usual, she was wearing jeans. He was wrong about the time, as usual, and so we missed the first part of the concert.
as usual
In the normal, habitual, or accustomed way, as in
As usual, he forgot to put away the milk. This idiom was first recorded in 1716. Also see
business as usual.
as usual
As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
GrÉTa | | GRAY-taw (Hungarian) | Hungarian, Icelandic |
Elisabet | | e-LEE-sah-bet (Swedish, Norwegian), E-lee-sah-bet (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Biblical Greek |
Mignon | | - | Literature |
MİRaÇ | | - | Turkish |
DÁNiel | | DAH-nee-el (Hungarian) | Hungarian, Faroese |
Tivoli | | - | Various |