Meaning of used to(p) in English
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used to(p)Definitions
1. in the habitExamples
- « I am used to hitchhiking »
- « you'll get used to the idea »
- « ...was wont to complain that this is a cold world- Henry David Thoreau »
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Famous quotes
- « You know how old I am? I'm so old, I remember when Letterman used to be funny and it was presidents who were serious. That's how old I am. » Rush Limbaugh
- « That's the thing. in medicine, you're used to saying there's a problem within the person, and saying there's a problem within the culture, that's not a medical answer. Medicine has to look in one direction, so there's only one type of answer that they can find. » Chester Brown
- « My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad's car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has 'Kid Charlemagne' on it. » St. Vincent
- « There was this mountain village in Russia where my music was getting in on some German radio station. I remember this because music used to get up to Saskatchewan from Texas. Late at night after the local station closed down. » Joni Mitchell
- « Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. » Kjell Magne Bondevik