Normally Common

Normally has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions

Adverb

under normal conditions

"usually she was late"

normally usually unremarkably commonly ordinarily

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

"Normally, the bakery opens at 7 AM, but today it will stay closed for a holiday celebration."

In plain English: Normally means doing something the way you usually do it most of the time.

"I usually go to the gym in the morning, but I normally get up late on weekends."

Usage: Use normally to indicate that something happens under standard conditions or occurs most of the time. Do not confuse it with "usually," which describes frequency without implying specific conditions.

Example Sentences

"I usually go to the gym in the morning, but I normally get up late on weekends." adv

"I normally arrive at work by eight in the morning." adv

"She usually drinks coffee but today she is drinking tea normally." adv

"The store is open from nine to five and this schedule holds true normally." adv

Origin

Normally is formed by adding the suffix -ly to the word normal. This construction created an adverb meaning "in a normal manner."

Rhyming Words

lly ally illy elly olly tilly felly cilly colly dilly nelly gelly pilly dally pelly lally gally jilly mally celly

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