Definitions for used to
used to

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1. used to(p), wont to(p)adjective

   in the habit

   "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau

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1. used to

   The habitual aspect is a form of expression connoting repetition or continuous existence of a state of affairs. In standard English, for the present time there is no special grammatical marker for the habitual; the simple present is used, as in I go there (every day). However, for past reference English uses the simple past form or either of two alternative markers: used to as in we used to go there (every Thursday), and would as in back then we would go there (every Thursday). African-American Vernacular English uses be (habitual be) to indicate that performance of the verb is of a habitual nature.

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1. used to

   The phrase "used to" refers to something that happened regularly in the past or a condition that existed before. It implies that the action or condition no longer exists presently. For instance, "I used to play soccer" describes a past habit that no longer occurs.

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1. used to

   To use for

   Many colors are used to paint the picture of love, peace, freedom and harmony

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2021  

How to pronounce used to?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say used to in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of used to in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of used to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of used to in a Sentence

1. Tom Kloza:

   It used to be an afterthought for station owners to schedule truck deliveries. Now it's job No. 1, what I'm worried about for July is the increased demand works out to about 2,500 to 3,000 more deliveries needed every day. There just aren't the drivers to do that.

2. Joe Biden:

   Let's lay one thing to rest. I may be a practicing Catholic, but [I] used to go to 7:30 Mass every morning in high school and then in college before I went to the Black church, not a joke, Andy knows this.

3. Rachel Maddow:

   Even the skin cancers that are the deadliest skin cancers in this country — those too — are way more treatable than they used to be, on one condition : That you get them early.

4. Abu Akleh:

   I will never forget the magnitude of destruction or the feeling that death was sometimes close, we used to sleep in hospitals or under the roofs of people we did not know, and despite the danger, we were determined to keep reporting.

5. Jason Furman.However:

   I don't think the world will fall apart if we have 3 % or 4 % inflation. We've just gotten used to low inflation.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=used to
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Used_to
3. ^ ChatGPT
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