customarily

«customarily» in Mova's school dictionary: Usually or normally, as people traditionally do: gifts… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (customarily)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Usually or normally, as people traditionally do: gifts are customarily given at birthdays. tree →

2) According to custom or habit: the class customarily lines up by the door. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word in exam passages, history and RE lessons when describing traditions: "In Japan people customarily bow." In everyday talk people say "usually" or "normally". Phrases: is customarily done, as is customarily the case.

examples

• Gifts are customarily wrapped in coloured paper. tree →
• (formal) Pupils customarily stand when a visitor enters. tree →
• In many countries people customarily shake hands when they meet. tree →
• The oldest person customarily cuts the cake. tree →
• Tea is customarily served at four o'clock in the story. tree →
• (formal) The total is customarily rounded to the nearest pound. tree →

note

Adverb of customary (usual, traditional), from custom. Formal; "usually" is the everyday word. Say CUS-tom-air-i-lee or cus-tom-AIR-i-lee.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «customarily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.