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being used to

being used to is the present participle and gerund of be used to.

Meaning of be used 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.

Questions about being used to

What is being used to the present participle and gerund of?
Being used to is the present participle and gerund of be used to.

Words near being used to in the dictionary

  1. being supposed to
  2. being taken ill
  3. being that
  4. being the worse for drink
  5. being there
  6. being used to
  7. being with
  8. being wrong
  9. being-for-itself
  10. being-in-itself
  11. beinge

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