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used

 
pronunciation:
yuzd  for 1 [or] yust  for 2
phrases:
used to
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: previously owned; secondhand.
It's used clothing, but it's in good condition.He'd rather spend money on a used car than a new one.
antonyms:
new
definition 2: familiar with (something); accustomed to; in the habit of (followed by the preposition "to").
Having lived in Florida their whole lives, they aren't used to snow.She doesn't enjoy highway driving, but she's become used to it.I'm not used to drinking wine, and it's making me sleepy.The noise is bad, but everybody gets used to it eventually.This roughness was not the kind of treatment to which she was used.
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phrase: used to