habitual

English

Alternative forms

• habituall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual)

1. Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.

   He's a habitual chainsmoker.

2. Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.

   Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.

3. Regular or usual.

   Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.

Derived terms

• habitually

Related terms

• habit

Translations

behaving in a regular manner, as a habit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 习惯的 (cmn) (xíguàn de)

• Finnish: tavanomainen (fi)
• German: gewohnt (de)
• Irish: rialta (ga)

• Latin: habitualis (la)
• Maori: matatau (mi)
• Romanian: de obicei (ro)
• Slovene: običájen (sl)
• Spanish: habitual (es)
• Swedish: vanemässig (sv)

recurring, or that is performed over and over again

• Finnish: tavanomainen (fi)
• German: gewohnt (de)
• Slovene: običájen (sl)

• Spanish: habitual (es)
• Swedish: vanemässig (sv)

being regular or usual

• Armenian: սովորական (hy) (sovorakan)
• Finnish: tavanomainen (fi)
• German: gewohnt (de), gewöhnlich (de)
• Irish: rialta (ga)

• Slovene: običájen (sl)
• Spanish: habitual (es)
• Swedish: vanlig (sv)

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• Interlingua: habitual

• Telugu: అలవాటుగా

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Catalan

Adjective

habitual m, f (masculine and feminine plural habituals)

1. habitual; usual

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Galician

Adjective

habitual m and f (plural habituais)

1. habitual
2. common

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Spanish

Adjective

habitual m and f (plural habituales)

1. habitual

Related terms

• hábito
• habitualmente