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  • 21used to(1) — {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar with. * /People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop./ * /Farmers are used to working outdoors in the winter./ * /After my eyes became used to the dim light in the cave, I saw an old shovel… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 22used — 1. verb /juːzd,juːzd,juːst/ to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something] In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo<!Italic in original had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores,… …

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  • 23Used — El término Used puede referirse a los siguientes topónimos: Used, municipio de la comarca del Campo de Daroca, provincia de Zaragoza, Aragón, España. Used, localidad del municipio de Sabiñánigo, comarca del Alto Gállego, provincia de Huesca,… …

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  • 24used to be — or[did use to be] {v. phr.} Formerly or once was. * /Mary used to be small; but she has grown up./ * /Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is./ …

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  • 25used to be — or[did use to be] {v. phr.} Formerly or once was. * /Mary used to be small; but she has grown up./ * /Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is./ …

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  • 26used to — 1. adjective /juːs(t).tu,juːs(t).tə/ accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of. I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess. 2. verb /juːs(t).tu,juːs(t).tə/ Formerly; once, but no longer; thus forming the imperfect tense I used to be undecided,… …

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  • 27used to — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ Don t worry, you ll soon get used to your new school. ▪ …

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  • 28used — Synonyms and related words: ablated, acquainted with, adapted to, applied, by the board, cast off, consumed, depleted, dissipated, down the drain, employed, eroded, exercised, exerted, expended, familiar with, forfeit, forfeited, gone, gone to… …

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  • 29used — adjective Date: 14th century 1. employed in accomplishing something 2. that has endured use; specifically secondhand < a used car > 3. accustomed, habituated …

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  • 30used up — adjective Worn out; depleted; exhausted; having nothing left; useless, due to the expenditure of all resources. That used up old man is no good in a fight …

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