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used to [juːst] adj made familiar with; accustomed to I am used to hitchhiking vb (tr)
(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 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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
used to adjective accustomed to, familiar with, in the habit of, given to, at home in, attuned to, tolerant of, wont to, inured to, hardened to, habituated to I'm used to having my sleep interrupted. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I wished for nothing better; I used to tell them everything and hid nothing from them. We are getting used to tidy, noiseless waiters, who glide hither and thither, and hover about your back and your elbows like butterflies, quick to comprehend orders, quick to fill them; thankful for a gratuity without regard to the amount; and always polite--never otherwise than polite. I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the smartweed soon turned a rich copper colour and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem. |
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