- 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 somebody/something doing something He was used to people asking him for autographs.
- I'm used to things going wrong in my life.
- I'm so used to answering this question, sometimes it's automatic.
- used to somebody/something I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.
- Maybe I just need some time to get used to the idea of being a mother
- She had gradually grown used to him.
Which Word? used to / be used toused to / be used toDo 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 go to football matches every Saturday with my dad.
- You use be used 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 humour.
- I didn’t think I could ever get used to living in a big city after living in the country.
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