Phrase guide

be used to

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • I'm used to this climate.
  • Over time, you will be used to being on the front line.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: soler — be accustomed to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 習慣 /习惯 (xíguàn) — be accustomed to
  • Dutch: gewend zijn aan — be accustomed to
  • Esperanto: kutimi — be accustomed to
  • Finnish: olla tottunut — be accustomed to
  • French: être habitué à — be accustomed to
  • German: gewöhnt sein — be accustomed to
  • Hungarian: szokott — be accustomed to
  • Icelandic: vera vanur — be accustomed to
  • Irish: taithí a bheith agat — be accustomed to
  • Italian: solere — be accustomed to
  • Japanese: 慣れる (nareru) — be accustomed to
  • Latin: īnsuēscō — be accustomed to
  • Latin: soleō — be accustomed to
  • Old Church Slavonic: обꙑкнѫти (obyknǫti) — be accustomed to
  • Polish: być przyzwyczajonym do — be accustomed to
  • Portuguese: costumar — be accustomed to
  • Portuguese: estar acostumado com — be accustomed to
  • Spanish: soler — be accustomed to
  • Sranan Tongo: gwenti — be accustomed to
  • Swedish: vara van vid — be accustomed to
  • Vietnamese: đã quen với — be accustomed to