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# customarily

adverb (customarily)

«customarily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Usually or normally, as people traditionally do: gifts are customarily given at birthdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#m1)
2. According to custom or habit: the class customarily lines up by the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x1)
- (formal) Pupils customarily stand when a visitor enters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x2)
- In many countries people customarily shake hands when they meet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x3)
- The oldest person customarily cuts the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x4)
- Tea is customarily served at four o'clock in the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x5)
- (formal) The total is customarily rounded to the nearest pound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «customarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/customarily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«customarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/customarily.html) on Mova free.