habitual
US: /həˈbɪtʃuəɫ/
UK: /hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl/
UK: /hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
habitual /hə'bitjuəl/
- tính từ
- thường, thường lệ, quen thuộc, thường dùng
- quen thói, thường xuyên, nghiện nặng
- a habitual liar: một người quen thói nói dối
- a habitual drunkard: một người thường xuyên say rượu
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 [only before noun] usual or typical of sb/sth: They waited for his habitual response. + (formal) a person's place of habitual residence + She sat smoking her habitual cigarette.
2 (of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop: habitual complaining / interruptions + the habitual use of heroin
3 [only before noun] (of a person) doing sth that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop: a habitual criminal / drinker / liar
Help Note: Some people use an instead of a before habitual and then usually do not pronounce the 'h'. This now sounds old-fashioned.
habitually adverb: the dark glasses he habitually wore
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 settled, fixed, customary, usual, conventional, accustomed, set, rooted, established, traditional, standard, routine, ritual, regular, normal, wonted, common, ordinary, natural:
He follows his habitual practice of rising at dawn.
2 inveterate, established, chronic, confirmed, hardened, ingrained, frequent, persistent, constant, continual, perpetual:
Many English people are habitual tea-drinkers.
Concise English dictionary
hə'bɪtʃʊəl
adj.
+made a norm or custom or habit
+commonly used or practiced; usual
+having a habit of long standing
