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USED TO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does used to mean?
• USED TO (adjective)
The adjective USED TO has 2 senses:
1. in the habit of or adapted to
2. in the habit of doing something
Familiarity information: USED TO used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In the habit of or adapted to
Synonyms:
accustomed to; used to
Context example:
we are used to better service in this restaurant
Similar:
used to; wont to (in the habit of doing something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In the habit of doing something
Synonyms:
used to; wont to
Context example:
...was wont to complain that this is a cold world
Similar:
accustomed to; used to (in the habit of or adapted to)
Context examples
As my mother used to say, man learns through pain.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
We used to jump about together many a time, did not we? when the hand-organ was in the street?
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Let me remember how it used to be, and bring one morning back again.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
One or more sponsor-defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the medical history items.
(Medical History Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)
It is not likely that I should, considering what I have been used to.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I used to feel sorry for that poor girl, though.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It is also used to improve appetite in patients with cancer.
(Megestrol, NCI Dictionary)
They are used to treat infertility disorders.
(Menotropins, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Miss Morland is not used to your odd ways.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The leg worked very well, once I was used to it.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
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