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# habitually

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Habitually means doing something regularly, as a habit, again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#m1)
2. Usually or always, because that is how someone normally behaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in formal writing and descriptions of people: «habitually late», «habitually tidy». It tells the reader an action happens often, not just once.

### Examples

- He is habitually late for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x1)
- She habitually reads before bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x2)
- The cat habitually sleeps on the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x3)
- People who habitually skip breakfast may feel tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x4)
- The shop is habitually busy on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x5)
- Grandpa habitually whistles while he works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/habitually/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «habitual», from «habit». Formal; everyday talk says «always» or «usually». Spelling: ha-bit-u-al-ly, double l.

## On Mova

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