Used-to Definition

adjective

(idiomatic, with noun phrase) Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess. I became used to his ways.

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adverb

(temporal location) Formerly, once, and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer.

I used to be undecided, but now I’m not so sure.

I used to like that band and I still do.

I used to know a guy from the UK who pronounced "mother" without the "r".

It used to be me, sitting in that chair.

There used to be open fields here. Now it's a shopping mall.

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Origin of Used-to

From used, past of use (“perform habitually”) + to (“infinitive marker”)

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From used, past participle of use (“to perform habitually”) + to

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