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

She added: "I think you cut your own life back a bit. I don't do the length of journeys I used to."

From BBC

And the output of these tools is only as good as their algorithms and the initial images used to train the large language models.

From Science Daily

Questionnaires, completed by both the children and their caregivers, were used to measure exposure to the war-related events experienced by the child.

From Science Daily

In a letter, the Texas General Land Office said the plot could be used to build facilities for "processing, detention, and co-ordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation's history".

From BBC

The publisher Penguin, and promoter Carver PR, said the family gave repeated assurances that part of the advance would be used to set up and fund the foundation.

From BBC