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get used

get used verb: to become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.

Verb

get used (third-person singular simple present gets used, present participle getting used, simple past got used, past participle (UK) got used or (US) gotten used)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.
    • I'm getting used to this climate.
    • Over time, you will get used to being on the front line.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make accustomed, to accustom, to habituate (someone to something).
    • I'm gradually getting them used to the idea.
  3. (US, colloquial) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, used.
    • This sponge gets used to clean cars.

get used meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

get used in Hindi

to become accustomed (intransitive)
आदत पड़ना ādat paṛnā, अभ्यास पड़ना abhyās paṛnā

get used in Tamil

to become accustomed (intransitive)
பழகு paḻaku

get used in Urdu

to become accustomed (intransitive)
عادَت پَڑْنا 'ādat paṛnā

get used in Arabic

to become accustomed (intransitive)
اِعْتَادَ iʕtāda
More languagesFewer languages
get used in Thai
ชิน chin
get used in Vietnamese
quen, thói quen

Forms of get used

third-person singular presentgets used
present participlegetting used
pastgot used
past participle UKgot used
past participle USgotten used

Questions about get used

What does get used mean?
Get used means to become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.
What is get used in Hindi?
Get used in Hindi is आदत पड़ना (ādat paṛnā), अभ्यास पड़ना (abhyās paṛnā). See Get used meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is get used?
Get used is a verb.
What is the past tense of get used?
The past tense of get used is got used.

Words near get used in the dictionary

  1. get up on the wrong side of the bed
  2. get up someone's nose
  3. get up the yard
  4. get up to
  5. get up with the chickens
  6. get used
  7. get wasted
  8. get well
  9. get well soon
  10. get wet
  11. get what one asked for

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