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# normal

adjective (normal, more normal); noun (normal — uncountable: back to normal); adverb normally

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

## Everyday

1. Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m1)
2. Healthy and as it should be: normal temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m2)
3. Noun: the usual state: «Things are back to normal». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health: normal body temperature is about 37 °C; feelings like worry and anger are normal. In science: normal results versus unusual ones. In maths: a normal day, the usual amount. In stories, something «not normal» signals a mystery or problem. Phrases: back to normal, as normal, normal size, it's normal to, perfectly normal, than normal.

### Examples

- It's normal to feel nervous on the first day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x1)
- Your normal body temperature is about 37 °C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x2)
- Things went back to normal after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x3)
- I got up earlier than normal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x4)
- It was a normal school day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x5)
- It's normal for babies to cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x6)
- Normally we walk to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x7)
- The ice cream was twice its normal price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/#x8)

### Note

Opposites: unusual, strange, abnormal. «Normal» does not mean «good» or «right» — different families can do things differently and all be fine. In maths «than normal» compares with the usual amount: «twice the normal price» = normal price × 2.

## On Mova

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