SINCE 1828
used to
adjectiveDefinition of used to
(Entry 1 of 2)
: familiar with something so that it seems normal or usual
I'm not used to driving this car yet. He is used to criticism. The dog will need a few days to become used to its new home. She quickly got used to the warm weather.
used to
verbDefinition of used to (Entry 2 of 2)
1
—used to say a situation existed in the past but does not exist now My grandmother said winters used to be harder here.
2
—used to say something happened repeatedly in the past but does not happen now We used to go out more often.They used to eat a lot of junk food but now they only eat healthy foods.
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