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be used to

be used to verb: to be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.

Verb

be used to (third-person singular simple present is used to, present participle being used to, simple past was used to, past participle been used to)

  1. (intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
    • I'm used to this climate.
    • Over time, you will be used to being on the front line.

be used to meaning in Vietnamese

be used to in Vietnamese

be accustomed to
đã quen với

Forms of be used to

third-person singular presentis used to
present participlebeing used to
pastwas used to
past participlebeen used to

Questions about be used to

What does be used to mean?
Be used to means to be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
What is be used to in Vietnamese?
Be used to in Vietnamese is đã quen với. See Be used to meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is be used to?
Be used to is a verb.
What is the past tense of be used to?
The past tense of be used to is was used to.

Words near be used to in the dictionary

  1. be the worse for drink
  2. be there
  3. be there and be square
  4. be there or be square
  5. be to
  6. be used to
  7. be with
  8. be worried
  9. be wrong
  10. Be'er Sheva
  11. be'est

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