normally

English

Etymology

normal +‎ -ly

Adverb

normally (comparative more normally, superlative most normally)

1. Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

   Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.

2. In the expected or customary manner.

   Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.

3. To a usual or customary extent or degree.

   He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.

4. (mathematics, statistics) In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

Synonyms

• (most of the time): commonly, frequently, ordinarily
• (in the expected manner): customarily, habitually, routinely

Related terms

• normality

Translations

under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

• Dutch: normaal, normaliter, normaal gesproken, normaal gezien, normalerwijze
• Finnish: normaalisti (fi), yleensä (fi)
• French: normalement (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can

• German: normalerweise (de)
• Romanian: de obicei (ro)
• Spanish: normalmente (es), de costumbre (es)

in the expected or customary manner

• Dutch: normaal (nl), gewoon (nl)
• Esperanto: kutime (eo)
• Finnish: normaalisti, tavalliseen tapaan

• French: normalement (fr)
• Spanish: normalmente (es), de costumbre (es)

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• Esperanto: normale
• French: normalement
• Latin: normaliter

• Portuguese: normalmente
• Spanish: normalmente