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used to

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adjective

  1. made familiar with; accustomed to

    I am used to hitchhiking

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. 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 into the present

    I used to fish here every day

    I don't drink these days, but I used to

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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In it Ms Wynn-Williams, who used to be the company's global public policy director, makes a series of critical claims about what she witnessed during her seven years at Facebook.

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Andrew had a "communication channel" with the Chinese president, the document reveals, which Mr Hampshire said was largely used to promote his Pitch@Palace start-up business initiative in China.

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What they do know about Hanks is that he used to sell hotdogs at the Oakland A’s ballpark.

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Critics say the law is used to clamp down on free speech.

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Trump simply sees tariffs as a weapon to be used to force the rest of the world to America's will.

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