Meanings
verbbe 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)
present singular third person is used to · participle present being used to · past was used to · participle past been used to
- intransitiveTo be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.
I'm used to this climate.
1 more example
Over time, you will be used to being on the front line.
Translations
Catalan soler
- solerbe accustomed to
Chinese Mandarin 習慣 /习惯
- 習慣 /习惯 (xíguàn)be accustomed to
Dutch gewend zijn aan
- gewend zijn aanbe accustomed to
Esperanto kutimi
- kutimibe accustomed to
Finnish olla tottunut
- olla tottunutbe accustomed to
French être habitué à
- être habitué àbe accustomed to
German gewöhnt sein
- gewöhnt seinbe accustomed to
Hungarian szokott
- szokottbe accustomed to
Icelandic vera vanur
- vera vanurbe accustomed to
Irish taithí a bheith agat
- taithí a bheith agatbe accustomed to
Italian solere
- solerebe accustomed to
Japanese 慣れる
- 慣れる (nareru)be accustomed to
Latin īnsuēscō, soleō
- īnsuēscōbe accustomed to
- soleōbe accustomed to
Polish być przyzwyczajonym do
- być przyzwyczajonym dobe accustomed to
Portuguese costumar, estar acostumado com
- costumarbe accustomed to
- estar acostumado combe accustomed to
Spanish soler
- solerbe accustomed to
Swedish vara van vid
- vara van vidbe accustomed to
Vietnamese đã quen với
- đã quen vớibe accustomed to
Cite this entry
APA
be used to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20used%20to
MLA
“be used to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20used%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be used to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20used%20to.
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