used+up
21used — I /ju:st/ adj. (cannot stand alone) accustomed to be; get used to (she is used to working hard; to get used to hard work) II /ju:zd/ adj. employed used for (this machine is used for making copies) * * * [juːzd] get used to (she is used to working …
22used to*/*/*/ — [ˈjuːst tuː] modal verb I summary: ■ Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. ■ Used to only exists as a past tense. ■… …
23used — used1 W2S1 [ju:st] adj be/get used to (doing) sth to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc ▪ I do the dishes every day, so I m used to it. ▪ I can t get used to the idea that you re grown up now …
24used to(2) — or[did use to] {v. phr.} Did formerly; did in the past. Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past. * /Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off./ * /Did your father use to work at the bank?/ * /People used to say… …
25used to(2) — or[did use to] {v. phr.} Did formerly; did in the past. Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past. * /Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off./ * /Did your father use to work at the bank?/ * /People used to say… …
26used — 1 /ju:zt/ adjective be used to to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc: Lady Whitton wasn t used to people disagreeing with her. | get used to: I m sure I ll get used to the hard work. 2… …
27used — /yoohzd/ or, for 4, /yoohst/, adj. 1. previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. 2. showing wear or being worn out. 3. employed for a purpose; utilized. 4. used to, accustomed or habituated to: I m not used to cold weather. They weren t… …
28used — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ The board game looked used. ADVERB ▪ commonly, extensively, frequently, regularly …
29used — I. /juzd / (say yoohzd) adjective 1. that has been made use of, especially as showing signs of wear. 2. → second hand. –phrase 3. used up, completely consumed or exhausted. {past participle of use} II. /just / (say yoohst) …
30used to(1) — {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar with. * /People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop./ * /Farmers are used to working outdoors in the winter./ * /After my eyes became used to the dim light in the cave, I saw an old shovel… …
