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Index U
- UFO
- UK
- U.K.
- ultra-
- ultraviolet
- UN
- U.N.
- un- (1)
- un- (2)
- unconscious of
- under (1)
- under (2)
- Underground Railroad
- Underground Railway
- under the circumstances
- under the provisions of
- under way
- underway
- under weigh
- undiscriminating
- unexpected surprise
- uni-
- unidentified flying object
- uniform resource locator
- uninterested
- unique
- unique to
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Nations
- United States
- United States of America
- universal product code
- unlawful
- unsanitary
- unsatisfied
- until
- until such time as
- up
- up-and-coming
- UPC
- upcoming
- upgrade
- upon
- up on
- upper case
- uppercase
- upper-case
- upward
- upwards
- upwards of
- Urdu
- URL
- US
- U.S.
- USA
- U.S.A
- use
- used not to
- used to
- Usher of the Black Rod
- usual custom
- utilize
- UV
- UV index
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used to, never used to, used not to, didn’t use to
Used to plus a verb expresses previous habits or customs.
- Camilla used to ride her bicycle to work until she crashed into a tree.
In writing, the negative forms include never used to and used not to.
- The Tourist Office never used to be open on Sundays in the winter.
- The Tourist Office used not to be open on Sundays in the winter.
In speech, Canadians and Americans prefer didn’t use to, while in Britain didn’t used to is common.
- Informal usage: The Tourist Office didn’t use to be open.
A question is structured Did … use (or used) to?
- Did the traffic use to be heavier on this road?
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