used to

Questions about used to

What does used to mean?

used to means "in the habit of or adapted to". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for used to?

Close synonyms include accustomed to, wont to. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is used to a common word?

used to is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.