# used to

Pronunciation: say "YOOS too" US /jus(t).tu/, UK /juːs(t).tu/; AUS say "YOOZD" /juːzd/

## Idiom

1. Used before a verb to say that something happened habitually or repeatedly in the past, though it may no longer happen.
   - Simple: Used before a verb to say that something happened often in the past, but maybe not now.
   - _My grandfather used to keep bees in the field behind the barn._
   - _She didn't use to drink coffee, but now she can't start the day without it._

## Idiom

2. Accustomed to something, and so able to accept or put up with it.
   - Simple: So familiar with something that you accept it or do not mind it.
   - _After ten years in Alaska, she's used to long, dark winters._
   - _You'll get used to the commute once you find a good podcast._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — From used, the past participle of use in its archaic sense “to be in the habit of,” + to.
**Meaning 1** — From used, the past tense of use in its archaic sense “to be in the habit of,” + to, the infinitive marker.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/used-to (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).