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used to

/ 箩耻藧蝉迟 /

adjective

  1. made familiar with; accustomed to

    I am used to hitchhiking

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. 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 used to fish here every day

    I don't drink these days, but I used to

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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And the court鈥檚 precedents say that tax money should not be used to teach religion, she said.

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The waters of Xochimilco - shaped by traditional farming practices and flushed with spring water from the mountains - used to teem with these amphibians.

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鈥淚 want to make people laugh, I want to make people cry,鈥 says Burke, 41, who used to perform tableside card tricks.

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It can be difficult keeping track of all the different short forms used to distinguish one genotype from another so scientists can keep track as the virus evolves.

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But the motion was denied because of a search warrant university police had obtained, alleging the phones were used to commit a felony and they were part of an ongoing investigation.

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