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  • 11used to — index familiar (informed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12used up — index irredeemable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 13used — I MODAL USES AND PHRASES ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːst[/t]] in used 1, and [[t]ju͟ːzd[/t]] in used 2.) 1) PHR MODAL If something used to be done or used to be the case, it was done regularly in the past or was the case in the past. People used to… …

    English dictionary

  • 14used to */*/*/ — I UK [ˈjuːst tuː] / US [ˈjust tu] modal verb Summary: Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a… …

    English dictionary

  • 15used\ to — I. 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 on the… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 16Used — Use Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make use of; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17used — I /ju:st/ adj. (cannot stand alone) accustomed to be; get used to (she is used to working hard; to get used to hard work) II /ju:zd/ adj. employed used for (this machine is used for making copies) * * * [juːzd] get used to (she is used to working …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18used to*/*/*/ — [ˈjuːst tuː] modal verb I summary: ■ Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. ■ Used to only exists as a past tense. ■… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19used — used1 W2S1 [ju:st] adj be/get used to (doing) sth to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc ▪ I do the dishes every day, so I m used to it. ▪ I can t get used to the idea that you re grown up now …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20used to(2) — or[did use to] {v. phr.} Did formerly; did in the past. Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past. * /Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off./ * /Did your father use to work at the bank?/ * /People used to say… …

    Dictionary of American idioms