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used to

verb

  1. formerly and habitually or repeatedly did
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /juːs(t).tu/ / /juːs.tə/ / /jus(t).tu/

adj

Etymology: From used, past participle of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to.

  1. Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

    I am very used to cleaning up other people’s mess.

    I became/grew quite used to his ways.

verb

Etymology: From used, past of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to (“infinitive marker”).

  1. Formerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did.

    You never used to like soap operas, did you?  I used to like that band long ago, and I was surprised I still do.  I used to know a guy from the UK who pronounced "mother" with the "r".  It used to be me who ran the company.  There used to be open fields here. Now it's a shopping mall.

    I always used to go to the seaside in August as a child.