Definition
Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.
Origins
From used, past participle of use (“(archaic sense) to be in the habit of”) + to.
In Context
- "I am very used to cleaning up other people’s mess."
- "I became/grew quite used to his ways."
- "I got used to this weather."
- "“Well,” I says, “I cal'late a body could get used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough.” ¶ She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set her going."
- "He was shivering a little, for he had always been used to sleeping in a proper bed, and by this time his coat had worn so thin and threadbare from hugging that it was no longer any protection to him."
- "Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you're gonna have to get used to it."
Also Said As
- wont to
- accustomed to