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Dictionary: used   (yūzd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not new; secondhand: a used car.
  2. (also yūst) Accustomed; habituated: getting used to the cold weather; was used to driving a small car.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with used, also see it takes getting used to. Also see under use.


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adj

Definition: secondhand
Antonyms: new, unused


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IN BRIEF: adj. - Employed in accomplishing something; Previously utilized by or owned by another.

pronunciation The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. — Eckhart Tolle, Source: The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Page: 16

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vænnet til, vant til, var engang, brugt

idioms:

  • get used to    vænne sig til
  • used not to    gør normalt ikke
  • used to    vant til, gør normalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebruikt, tweedehands, gewoon/gewend

Français (French)
adj. - habitué à, utilisé, consommé, traité, d'occasion, vide, usagé

idioms:

  • get used to    s'habituer à
  • used not to    habitué à ne pas, ne pas avoir l'habitude de
  • used to    habitué à

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Gebraucht-, gebraucht, benutzt, gestempelt

idioms:

  • get used to    sich gewöhnen an
  • used not to    pflegte nicht zu tun
  • used to    früher, einst

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνηθισμένος ή μαθημένος να/σε, χρησιμοποιημένος, μεταχειρισμένος, δεύτερο χέρι

idioms:

  • get used to    εξοικειώνομαι, συνηθίζω, συνηθίζω ή μαθαίνω να/σε
  • used not to    δεν συνηθιζόταν
  • used to    συνήθιζα να, συνηθισμένος σε

Italiano (Italian)
usato

idioms:

  • are used to    hanno pratica di
  • get used to    abituarsi a
  • used not to    "ausiliare per passato continuo"
  • used to    una volta, tempo fa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - usado, de segunda mão, habituado

idioms:

  • get used to    acostumar-se
  • used not to    não tinha o costume de
  • used to    acostumado a

Русский (Russian)
использованный, старый, подержанный

idioms:

  • get used to    привыкать
  • used not to    раньше не (делал, имел обыкновение и пр.)
  • used to    имел обыкновение, бывало

Español (Spanish)
adj. - usado, de segunda mano

idioms:

  • get used to    acostumbrarse a
  • used not to    no solía, acostumbraba a no
  • used to    acostumbrar, soler

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - använd, begagnad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使用过的, 习惯的, 二手的

idioms:

  • get used to    习惯于
  • used not to    过去不常
  • used to    惯常, 惯于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使用過的, 習慣的, 二手的

idioms:

  • get used to    習慣於
  • used not to    過去不常
  • used to    慣常, 慣於

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 익숙한

idioms:

  • get used to    ~에 익숙해지다
  • used not to    전에는 ~를 하지 않다
  • used to    ~이 예사였다, 늘~했다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 慣れて, 使った, 中古の
v. - …するのが常だった, 以前は…した

idioms:

  • get used to    慣れる
  • used not to    習慣がない
  • used to    習慣だった, 昔は~していた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستعمل, متعود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משומש, לא חדש, רגיל, מורגל‬


 
 
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