used to
verb
- formerly and habitually or repeatedly did
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.
- 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”).
- 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.”