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As an adverb usually

is most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

As a noun us is

.

usually

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
  • :
  • *
  • *:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend?; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
  • Under normal conditions.
  • Synonyms

    * (most of the time) generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly * (under normal conditions) customarily, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule

    us

    English

    (wikipedia us)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (personal) me and at least one other person; the objective case of we .
  • (colloquial) me
  • Give us a look at your paper.
    Give us your wallet!
    Quotations
    * 1611 — 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ...
    See also
    * we * our * ours

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
  • It's not good enough for us teachers.
    See also
    * we

    Etymology 2

    Derived from the similarity between the letter u and the Greek letter .

    Symbol

    (head)
  • Statistics

    *

    Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    (head)
  • Usage notes