used to

British  

/ juːst /

adjective

1. made familiar with; accustomed to

   I am used to hitchhiking

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verb

1. (takes an infinitive or implied infinitive) used as an auxiliary to express habitual or accustomed actions, states, etc, taking place in the past but not continuing into the present

   I don't drink these days, but I used to

   I used to fish here every day

used to Idioms  

1. Accustomed or habituated to. This expression is often put as , as in I'm not used to driving a manual-shift car , or She can't get used to calling him Dad . [Early 1500s]

2. Formerly. This sense is used with a following verb to indicate a past state, as in I used to ride my bicycle to the post office , or This used to be the best restaurant in town . [Late 1800s]

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Usage

The most common negative form of used to is didn't used to (or didn't use to ), but in formal contexts used not to is preferred

Example Sentences

For their eldest son Finley, 9, who was used to seeing his dad driving the boats and dropping him to school, it was a massive shift.

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But getting parent buy-in has taken a lot of work - with many used to tracking their children or having family chat groups to keep in touch.

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She's used to having to stay in London overnight if she wants to see any big-name artists, who rarely perform any closer to where she lives.

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Al-Masarir feared his phone was being used to spy on him.

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It's a convenience many don't strictly need, yet have quickly grown used to.

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