English

use to

/juːs.tu/
Synonym of used to.

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    Origin

    From use (“to perform habitually”) + to.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishuse “The act of using.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishuse
        • borrowedOld Frenchus
      • inheritedMiddle Englishusen
        • borrowedOld Frenchuser
    • partEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो

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