useta

useta contraction: used to: accustomed to.

Contraction

useta

(contraction, informal) used to: accustomed to
- "I'm a gent'man and I'm useta bein' treated as such."1913, Rupert Hughes, The Amiable Crimes of Dirk Memling, T. Langton, page 26
- I'm useta meetin' mens in a nice way, all dressed up, silky dress, perfume, whiskey. Dis here—Beymour, knees all knobby, dick danglin', no music, whiskey, me in my duster, paper curlers—it don' seem natural!2011, Sapphire, The Kid: A Novel, Penguin, →ISBN
(contraction, informal) used to: formerly did
- I guess him an' me had a great deal in common. He didn't care much for strenuous amusements. He useta sleep all winter under the stove, an' all summer under the sun's warm rays.1918, American Magazine
- "He useta break these olive bottles with his fingers."1959, Generation, UM Libraries, page 4

Them nurses in the hospitals won't let yuh wipe yer own nose, an' I'm useta doin' that fer muhself.2017, Luke Allan, Blue Pete's Dilemma, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 193:
He useta trap otter, mink, mushkrats, and bear, wolves.1997, Shawn Thompson, Soul of the River: Life in the Thousand Islands, GeneralStore PublishingHouse, →ISBN, page 44:
"Yes, I knowed Robert Fraley all right; a right nice sort of feller he useta be afore he made his pile.2013, Grace Livingston Hill, Ladybird, Barbour Publishing, →ISBN:

alternative form	usta

What does useta mean?: Useta means used to: accustomed to.
How do you use useta in a sentence?: Them nurses in the hospitals won't let yuh wipe yer own nose, an' I'm useta doin' that fer muhself.
What part of speech is useta?: Useta is a contraction.

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