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get used to

get used to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get yoozd or for 4, yoost too]
    • /gɛt yuzd or for 4, yust tu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get yoozd or for 4, yoost too]
    • /gɛt yuzd or for 4, yust tu/

Definitions of get used to words

  • verbal expression get used to develop habit 1
  • verbal expression get used to no longer be bothered by sth 1
  • phrase get used to If you get used to something or someone, you become familiar with it or get to know them, so that you no longer feel that the thing or person is unusual or surprising. 0

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Parts of speech for Get used to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

get used to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get used to

verb get used to

  • acclimate — When you acclimate or are acclimated to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
  • accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
  • acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
  • adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.

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