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adjective OPAL S
/juːst/
/juːst/
- familiar with something because you do it or experience it often
- used to doing something I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
- used to somebody/something doing something He was used to people asking him for autographs.
- I'm used to things going wrong in my life.
- I'm so used to answering this question, sometimes it's automatic.
- used to somebody/something I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.
- Maybe I just need some time to get used to the idea of being a mother
- She had gradually grown used to him.
Which Word? used to / be used toused to / be used to- Do not confuse used to do something with be used to something.
- You use used to do something to talk about something that happened regularly or was the case in the past, but is not now:
- I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago.
- You use be used to (doing) something to talk about something that you are familiar with so that it no longer seems new or strange to you:
- We’re used to the noise from the traffic now.
- I’m used to getting up early.
- Don’t worry—you’ll soon get used to his sense of humour.
- I didn’t think I could ever get used to living in a big city after living in the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- commonly
- extensively
- frequently
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