normal
part of speech
adjective (normal, more normal); noun (normal — uncountable: back to normal); adverb normally
meaning for a pupil
1) Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time. tree →
2) Healthy and as it should be: normal temperature. tree →
3) Noun: the usual state: «Things are back to normal». tree →
sense in the lessons
In health: normal body temperature is about 37 °C; feelings like worry and anger are normal. In science: normal results versus unusual ones. In maths: a normal day, the usual amount. In stories, something «not normal» signals a mystery or problem. Phrases: back to normal, as normal, normal size, it's normal to, perfectly normal, than normal.
examples
- It's normal to feel nervous on the first day. tree →
- Your normal body temperature is about 37 °C. tree →
- Things went back to normal after the storm. tree →
- I got up earlier than normal. tree →
- It was a normal school day. tree →
- It's normal for babies to cry. tree →
- Normally we walk to school. tree →
- The ice cream was twice its normal price. tree →
note
Opposites: unusual, strange, abnormal. «Normal» does not mean «good» or «right» — different families can do things differently and all be fine. In maths «than normal» compares with the usual amount: «twice the normal price» = normal price × 2.
In the corpora
- Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.
- Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.
- Both are normal ways to live.
- Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.
- Grown-ups in love show affection with hugs and kisses, and it is normal for children to find it embarrassing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «normal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.