use to

== English == === Etymology === From use (“to perform habitually”) + to. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /juːs.tu/, /juːs.tə/ === Verb === use to (third-person singular simple present use to, no present participle, simple past used to, no past participle) (now uncommon outside certain constructions) Infinitive or present tense form of used to: formerly (and habitually or repeatedly) be accustomed to. (nonstandard, proscribed) Synonym of used to. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see use,‎ to. ==== Usage notes ==== Use to is now generally only used in the past tense (used to), although use to is still standard with did (albeit with more universality in American English than British English), as in did I use to do that? or he did not use to do that. In other cases, such as I use to go to the fair every year, it is considered an error (but a common one, influenced by the near- or exact- homophony of the two forms) and should instead exist in the past tense form used to. See usage notes in used to for more. The past-tense form usedst to is used with thou. === References === === Anagrams === touse