adj · neutral
typical
/ˈtɪpɪkəl/TYP·i·cal
Band 6-7speakingtask2
showing the usual features of a group or thing
Examples
“A typical family in the area eats dinner together.”
“It is typical of young people to adopt new technology quickly.”
“That reaction is typical in stressful situations.”
Band 8 sentence
“When writing Task 2, it's useful to give a typical example that illustrates the trend rather than an isolated incident.”
Collocations
- typical example
- typical of
- typically used
Word family
typical adjtypically advtypicality n
Common mistakes
typical for→typical of
typically→typically
Say it for a higher band
5usual→6common→7+typical
Synonyms
representative
characteristic
Easily confused
general
“The general opinion was that the plan would help most families.”
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