used to

/ juːst /

adjective

1. made familiar with; accustomed to

   I am used to hitchhiking

verb

1. takes an infinitive or implied infinitive used as an auxiliary to express habitual or accustomed actions, states, etc, taking place in the past but not continuing into the present

   I used to fish here every day

   I don't drink these days, but I used to

Usage

The most common negative form of used to is didn't used to (or didn't use to ), but in formal contexts used not to is preferred

Example Sentences

I used to go to bed very early.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, the partial democratization of the information economy means that the old gatekeepers in corporate media no longer have anywhere near as much influence as they used to have.

From Salon

"Some of the things that we get regularly are around not being confident with people who are used to being bullied or picked on," said Simon Humphreys, who started the first social club for people living with autism in Colwyn Bay.

From BBC

Forceps were used to remove a tampon which had become wedged inside Ms Hand's vagina.

From BBC

“I kind of taught myself to get used to it and ignore it, but the week of the election it became utterly impossible to just ignore it.”

From Los Angeles Times