used
/juːst/adjective
उच्चारण यूस्ट
आदी, अभ्यस्त
Basic word
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~ to sth | ~ to doing sth
familiar with something because you do it or experience it often
आदी, अभ्यस्त
- I am used to getting up early.
- She soon got used to the new job.
- Meera is not used to the cold weather in Shimla.
+ 2 more examples
- Are you used to travelling by crowded local trains?
- It took us a few weeks to get used to the new timetable.
Synonyms accustomed
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used to do sth
used to say that something happened regularly or was true in the past, but is not now
(पहले कोई काम) किया करता था, (पहले ऐसा) हुआ करता था
- I used to play cricket every evening.
- There used to be a well here.
- My grandfather used to walk five kilometres to school.
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- Did you use to play kabaddi when you were young?
- We didn't use to have a mobile phone at home.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
used to do or be used to doing?
Used to + infinitive talks about a past habit. Be used to + -ing means be accustomed to something now.
'Used to + base verb' अतीत की आदत बताता है, जैसे 'I used to walk to school.' 'Be used to + gerund (-ing form)' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ का आदी होना, जैसे 'I am used to walking long distances.'
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Notes
Sentence improvement: 'used to go' (past habit) vs 'am used to going' (habit now).
Sentence improvement में 'used to go' अतीत की आदत और 'am used to going' वर्तमान आदत के लिए पूछा जाता है।