familiar with something because you do it or experience it often used to doing something I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime. used to something I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it. Which Word?used to / be used to
- Do not confuse used to do something with be used to something.
- You use used to do something to talk about something that happened regularly or was the case in the past, but is not now:I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago.
- You use be used to something/to doing something to talk about something that you are familiar with so that it no longer seems new or strange to you:We’re used to the noise from the traffic now. I’m used to getting up early.You can also use get used to something:Don’t worry—you’ll soon get used to his sense of humor. I didn’t think I could ever get used to living in a big city after living in the country.
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