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normally

Adverb CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈnɔːmə.li

Definitions

  1. Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
  2. normally; usually; most of the time; customarily
  3. In the expected or customary manner.
  4. To a usual or customary extent or degree.
  5. In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

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Examples

“Normally, I eat⟳ breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat⟳ until 9.”
“It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise⟳ up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept⟳ western military rule⟳.”
“A normally bustling border⟳ crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result⟳ of an escalating regional trade⟳ row.”
“Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.”
“He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.”
“An even more important reason⟳ is that our generation is not only normally ignorant but abnormally so. That is, we not only have⟳ scholars who do not know⟳ the history of the church's testimony, but we have⟳ those who tell⟳ it like⟳ it was not.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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