normally

«normally» in Mova's school dictionary: Usually; in most cases: «I normally walk to school» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (normally)

meaning for a pupil

1) Usually; in most cases: «I normally walk to school». tree →

2) In a normal or ordinary way: «Breathe normally». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: describing routines — «I normally go to bed at eight». In science: «the heart normally beats 70–100 times a minute for children». In stories «normally» sets up something unusual: «Normally the house was quiet, but that night…». Similar: usually, generally, typically.

examples

• I normally have cereal for breakfast. tree →
• Normally the library is quiet. tree →
• Breathe normally and relax. tree →
• The shop is normally open on Sundays, but not today. tree →
• The bus normally comes at eight. tree →
• After the cast came off, he could walk normally again. tree →

note

Adverb from «normal» + «-ly», double l. Position: before the main verb (I normally walk) or after «be» (He is normally late). Spelling trap: normally, not «normaly».

In the corpora

• An octopus, a cousin of the cuttlefish, normally has eight arms and can change colour and blend into rocks and walls too.
• Some offers cost more than buying the items normally, so always do the sum.

Trees and pragmatics

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