Standard Lemma guide

typically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kə.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Zealand: /ˈtəp.ə.kə.li/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈtɪp.ə.kli/
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 P IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T IH1 P IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a typical or common manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In an expected or customary manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a typical manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Tom was typically hostile

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: atypically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English typical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English typically From typical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: típicament — in a typical manner
  • Finnish: tyypillisesti — in a typical manner
  • Finnish: yleensä — in a typical manner
  • French: typiquement — in a typical manner
  • Galician: tipicamente — in a typical manner
  • German: typischerweise — in a typical manner
  • Greek: τυπικά (typiká) — in a typical manner
  • Greek: τυπικώς (typikós) — in a typical manner
  • Hungarian: jellemzően — in a typical manner
  • Hungarian: tipikusan — in a typical manner
  • Indonesian: khususnya — in a typical manner
  • Italian: tipicamente — in a typical manner
  • Polish: typowo — in a typical manner
  • Portuguese: tipicamente — in a typical manner
  • Scots: teepically — in a typical manner
  • Spanish: típicamente — in a typical manner
  • Walloon: tipicmint — in a typical manner
  • Finnish: tyypillisesti — in an expected or customary manner
  • French: habituellement — in an expected or customary manner
  • French: ordinairement — in an expected or customary manner
  • Greek: συνήθως (syníthos) — in an expected or customary manner
  • Indonesian: khas — in an expected or customary manner
  • Italian: solitamente — in an expected or customary manner
  • Polish: typowo — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: geralmente — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: habitualmente — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: comumente — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: em geral — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: normalmente — in an expected or customary manner
  • Portuguese: em regra — in an expected or customary manner
  • Scots: teepically — in an expected or customary manner
Real reading context

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