typical

Everyday

1. Typical means usual and normal for a certain kind of person, thing or place: «a typical school day». tree →
2. Typical means showing the main features of its kind, a good example: «a typical desert plant». tree →
3. «Typical!» is said when something annoying happens again, as you expected. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons pupils describe «typical features» of a group: a typical insect has six legs; a typical mammal has hair and feeds its babies milk. In geography, «the typical weather» of a place. In maths, «average» helps find a typical value of a set of numbers. In everyday talk «Typical! It's raining on sports day.» Phrases: «typical of», «a typical day», «typically».

Examples

• Describe a typical day at your school. tree →
• A cactus is a typical desert plant. tree →
• It's typical of him to be late. tree →
• Typical — the bus left just as we got there! tree →
• A typical cat sleeps for many hours a day. tree →
• What is the typical weather in Ireland in winter? tree →
• Roast dinner is a typical Sunday meal in Britain. tree →
• But at all events each family now has features of its own, typical characteristics by which it may be readily distinguished from its neighbors. tree →

Note

Adverb: typically. Said «TIP-i-cal» (the y sounds like i). «Typical of someone» = what they usually do. Maths: the mean, median or mode can show the typical value.