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== English == === Alternative forms === usta (informal), useta (informal) === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /juːs(t).tu/, /juːs(t).tə/ (US) IPA(key): /jus(t).tu/, /jus(t).tə/ Homophone: use to Rhymes: -uːstu, -uːstə Not homophonous with used in the sense of "made use of" (as in "the key was used to open the door"), whose pronunciation is IPA(key): /juːzd/. === Etymology 1 === From used, past participle of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to. ==== Adjective ==== used to (not comparable) (idiomatic, with noun phrase) Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of. ===== Synonyms ===== wont to accustomed to ===== Antonyms ===== unused to ===== Translations ===== This section is only for adjectives meaning "used to". For verbs which mean "to be used to", see be used to#Translations. === Etymology 2 === From used, past of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to (“infinitive marker”). ==== Verb ==== used to (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, simple past used to, no past participle) (temporal location) Formerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did. 1980, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson (lyrics), Agnetha Fältskog (lead vocalist), ABBA, The Winner Takes It All But tell me does she kiss like I used to kiss you? / Does it feel the same, when she calls your name? ===== Usage notes ===== With did as an auxiliary verb (as in the negative and interrogative), use to is considered standard in American English (e.g., Did you use to walk to school?; He didn't use to behave that way!; It's hard to drive without power steering, did people just use to be stronger?). In other situations, such as I use to go to the fair every year, it is considered an error to not write the past tense form used to, which is caused by the two forms sounding nearly or exactly the same. In British English and some informal varieties of American English, used to may also be acceptable with did as an auxiliary. The negative may be formed as used to not or used not to (usen't to, usedn't to), did not use to (didn't use to), or did not used to (didn't used to), the last of which is sometimes considered an error. The interrogative is constructed like did [subject] use to...? (did [subject] used to is also found, but is considered an error) or used [subject] to...?, varying by region and era. When it is not necessary to include the following verb, it is usual in some regions to use the verb do as a stand-in (he works harder than he used to do), whereas in others it is usual to use no verb at all (he works harder than he used to). The form usedst to is used with thou. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === “used to”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “used to”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === ousted, toused