used to

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yoozd or for 4, yoost too]
- /yuzd or for 4, yust tu/
- /ˈjuːzd tuː/

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

Definitions of used to words

adjective used to previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. 1
adjective used to showing wear or being worn out: a thrift shop that accepts used clothing. 1
adjective used to employed for a purpose; utilized: a frequently used dictionary. 1
idioms used to used to, accustomed or habituated to: I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early. 1
adjective used to made familiar with; accustomed to 0
verb used to used as an auxiliary to express habitual or accustomed actions, states, etc, taking place in the past but not continuing into the present 0

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Origin of used to

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at use, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Used to

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Used to

used to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".

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Synonyms for used to

adj used to

accustomed — If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
accustomed to — customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
addicted — Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it.
disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
grooved — simple past tense and past participle of groove.

adverb used to

acclimated — Become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

adjective used to

acquainted — If you are acquainted with something, you know about it because you have learned it or experienced it.
familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
inured — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
wont — accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.

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