used

[yoozd or for 4, yoost] /yuzd or for 4, yust/
adjective
1.
previously used or owned; secondhand:
a used car.
2.
showing wear or being worn out.
3.
employed for a purpose; utilized.
Idioms
4.
used to, accustomed or habituated to:
I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English; see use, -ed2
Related forms
half-used, adjective
well-used, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for used to

used to

/juːst/
adjective
1.
made familiar with; accustomed to: I am used to hitchhiking
verb (transitive)
2.
(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 don't drink these days, but I used to, I used to fish here every day
Usage note
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

used

/juːzd/
adjective
1.
bought or sold second-hand: used cars
Word Origin and History for used to

used

adj.

"second-hand," 1590s, past participle adjective from use (v.). To be used to "accustomed, familiar" is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to "formerly did or was" (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300, and common from c.1400, but now surviving only in past tense form. The pronunciation is affected by the t- of to.

Idioms and Phrases with used to

used to

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Accustomed or habituated to. This expression is often put as be or get used to, as in I'm not used to driving a manual-shift car, or She can't get used to calling him Dad. [ Early 1500s ]
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Formerly. This sense is used with a following verb to indicate a past state, as in I used to ride my bicycle to the post office, or This used to be the best restaurant in town. [ Late 1800s ]

used

In addition to the idiom beginning with used also see: it takes getting used to also see under: use