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单词 used to
释义

used to in British English

(juːst)
adjective
1. 
made familiar with; accustomed to
I am used to hitchhiking
verb (transitive)
2. (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 intothe present
I don't drink these days, but I used to
I used to fish here every day
▶ 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
English Easy Learning GrammarUsed toThe verb used to is a ‘marginal’ modal verb. Unlike the other modal verbs, it is onlyfound in the past tense. Therefore, when it is used with do to make ...   Read more
English Easy Learning GrammarModal verbsModal verbs are a particular kind of auxiliary.
Look, I can do it! – Oh yes! So you can.
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Examples of 'used to' in a sentence
used to

Then she told me she'd said goodbye to Trish Niven - she was very frank, like she used to be years ago.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The Regent was a bit too public - I almost bumped into two guys I used to work with.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
She had written out the marks she required, in the safe shorthand all Mages used to record Charter marks.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002)

Synonyms of 'used to'

accustomed to, familiar with, in the habit of, given to
More Synonyms of used to
(adjective) 
Definition
accustomed to
I'm used to having my sleep interrupted.
Synonyms
accustomed to
familiar with
in the habit of
given to
at home in
attuned to
tolerant of
wont to
inured to
hardened to
habituated to

Nearby words of
used to

  • use
  • use something up
  • used
  • used to
  • useful
  • usefulness
  • useless

Synonyms of 'used to'

used to

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