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adj. VERBS be, look, seem | become | consider sth, regard sth as, view sth as It is now regarded as normal for women to work outside the home. ADV. very | completely, perfectly, quite It started out as a perfectly normal day. | fairly, near, pretty I'd say it was pretty normal to be upset if your house burned down. PREP. for The temperature is near normal for spring. PHRASES as normal First work out the answers as normal. | in the normal way Go for your check-ups in the normal way until you are six months pregnant. | in/under normal circumstances Under normal circumstances Martin would probably have gone to university. | sb's normal self Mandy doesn't seem her normal self today., noun VERB + NORMAL be/go back to, return to After a week of festivities, life returned to normal. PREP. above ~ The rainfall has been above normal for the time of year. | below ~ Sales to December are well below normal. | near ~ His pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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normal
adverbs
completely normal
• The test results came back, and everything was completely normal.
perfectly normal
(= completely normal )
• Her reaction to the news was perfectly normal.
quite normal
(= completely normal )
• He sounded quite normal when he phoned.
fairly/pretty normal
• His family all seem pretty normal.
nouns
a normal life
• All I want is to lead a happy, normal life.
phrases
as normal
(= used to emphasize that something happens very regularly )
• John and Liz were late as normal.
in/under normal circumstances
• Under normal circumstances, you would have to pay to go into the exhibition.
in the normal way
• The results will be posted to you in the normal way.
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adj.
ordinary:
This is not a normal day for me.
Simple Definitions
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normal
usual, typical, and as you would expect it to be:
• Is this cold weather normal for the time of year? • It had been another normal working day in the office.
ordinary
( also regular especially American English ) not special, unusual, or different from normal:
• They lived in an ordinary three-bedroomed house. • It looks like an ordinary car, but it uses solar power. • Would you like a regular salad or a Caesar salad? • I just want an ordinary bicycle, not a mountain bike.
average
[ only before noun ] around the usual level or amount:
• She is of average height . • He is of above average intelligence . • The average price of a pint of milk has gone up.
standard
normal – used about methods of doing something, or about the size, shape, features etc of products:
• It’s standard practice to X-ray hand-baggage at most airports. • We stock shoes in all the standard sizes.
routine
used about things that are done regularly as part of a series of things:
• The fault was discovered during a routine check of the plane. • routine tasks such as shopping and cooking
everyday
[ only before noun ] used about things that happen or that you use as part of normal life:
• He painted scenes of everyday life in France. • Sally was still dressed in her everyday clothes.
common
used about birds and plants that are of the most usual type, and in the phrase the common people (= people who are not rich and powerful ):
• the common goldfish • an alliance between the aristocracy and the common people
conventional
[ only before noun ] of the kind that is usually used – used when comparing this with a different or special type:
• The engine is more efficient than a conventional diesel engine. • the drugs used in conventional medicine • conventional weapons (= not nuclear, chemical, or biological ) • conventional ovens and microwaves
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