English

used to

/juːs(t).tu/
Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

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    Etymology 1

    From used, past participle of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to.

    Etymology 2

    From used, past of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to (“infinitive marker”).

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    • derivedEnglishused “In used to.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishused
      • suffixEnglish-ed “Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any pa…”
        • inheritedMiddle English-ed
        • inheritedMiddle English-ede

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