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   habitual

   /həˈbɪtʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. done constantly or as a habit: "his habitual use of heroin" Similar constantpersistentcontinualcontinuousperpetualnon-stoprecurrentrepeatedfrequentinterminableincessantceaselessendlessrelentlessunrelentingnever-endingunremittingsustainedunabatinginformal:eternalOpposite infrequent
   • ▪ doing something constantly or regularly: "a habitual late sleeper" Similar inveterateconfirmedaddictedcompulsiveobsessiveincorrigiblehardenedingraineddyed-in-the-woolchronicby habitregularinformal:pathologicalhookedOpposite occasional
   • ▪ regular; usual: "his habitual dress" Similar customaryaccustomedregularusualnormalsetfixedestablishedroutinecommonordinaryfamiliartraditionaltypicalgeneralcharacteristicstandardtime-honouredliterary:wontedOpposite unaccustomed

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’ (see habit).

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   What does it mean to be a habitual person?

   • Now habit means anything you do repeatedly — your habitual actions. Perhaps you have a habitual preference for cheeseburgers, which you eat at your habitual restaurant on your habitual Wednesday night out.

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   What is the difference between usual and habitual?

   • usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness. customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community. habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition.

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   What does habit mean?

   • 1. of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy. 2. being such by habit; confirmed: a habitual gossip. 3. commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary. ha•bit′u•al•ness, n. syn: See usual.

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   How do you know if something is habitual?

   • If something is habitual, it's what you usually do. Your habitual jeans and t-shirt might work for school, but try dressing up for the opera. Habitual is the adjective form of habit, which comes from the Latin habēre, which meant the mode of one's being, and often referred to the mode of dress.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHABITUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Habitual means usual or repeated, and is often used to describe someone's behavior or actions. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     HABITUAL meaning: 1. usual or repeated: 2. usual or...

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     HABITUAL definicja: 1. usual or repeated: 2. usual or...

   • Habitual in Arabic

     HABITUAL translate: عادةً. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     HABITUAL translate: 通常的；習慣性的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     HABITUAL translate: habitual. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Habitual: Korean Translation

     HABITUAL translate: 습관적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Habitual: Portuguese Translation

     HABITUAL translate: habitual, costumeiro, habitual,...

   • Habitual: Italian Translation

     habitual translate: abituale, abituale, abituale. Learn more...

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   Learn the meaning of habitual as an adjective that describes something done or practiced regularly or by force of habit. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of habitual.

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   If something is habitual, it's what you usually do. Your habitual jeans and t-shirt might work for school, but try dressing up for the opera.

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   Habitual means usual or repeated, and is often used to describe someone or something that does something often. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms and usage of habitual with examples from various sources.

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   Learn the meaning of habitual as an adjective to describe something that is done or experienced regularly, by habit, or customary. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with habitual.

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   Habitual means of the nature of a habit, fixed by or resulting from habit, or done or experienced regularly and repeatedly. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

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   Habitual means done or experienced regularly and repeatedly, or by habit. Find out the grammar, usage, and translations of habitual in English and Spanish.