use to

verb
UK: /ˈjuːs tə/
US: /ˈjuːs tə/

  1. To say that something regularly happened or was generally true in the past, but it does not happen or is not true now.

    1. I use to walk to school every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. She use to be shy, but now she is very outgoing and confident in public speaking. [ ] [ ]
use to adjective

  1. To be familiar with something or someone because you have experienced them before.

    1. I am use to this weather. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a few months, he became use to the fast-paced environment of the city. [ ] [ ]
use to adverb

  1. Formerly; in the past.

    1. This building use to be a library. [ ] [ ]
    2. That land use to be a farm, but now it is a housing development for new inhabitants. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "use to" is /ˈjuːs tə/ in British English and /ˈjuːs tə/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "use to": "I use to walk to school every day.". More examples on the page.