to get used to
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2.4
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt juːzd tuː/
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- Today, technologies change faster than engineers can get used to working with them.
- get used to the idea
- take some getting used to
- get used to it over time
Instead, he got used to not minding right.
- Instead, he got used to not minding right.
- OK, so get used to that, America.
- Once you start getting used to that, you expect it.
- Oh, to get used to smiling for hours.
- It's like again, and you get used to it so fast, right?
- When you fight a style enough times, you get used to dealing with that style.
- You, you just kind of get used to the smog and the coughing.
- Your generation had to get used to taking off your shoes at the airport.
- But you get used to feeling like where you are.
- And I said if you get used to silk pyjamas and silk sheets.
- You will find with time that you can get used to anything.
- I thought, yeah, I could get used to this.
- Take a Dale Carnegie course, get used to talking to people.
- So, you know, to just say, get used to it.
Examples
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Come on, we gotta get used to it.
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You'll get used to it.
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Your generation had to get used to taking off your shoes at the airport.
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You will find with time that you can get used to anything.
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But it's just, you know, people have to get used to the new management, the new systems.
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Just try to get used to it, okay?
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You get used to it after a while.
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However, Bay said, they must get used to being out of e-mail or cell phone contact with home.
Academic text (2007) -
I'm starting to get used to it.
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After a few weeks of practice, she finally got used to speaking in front of large audiences.
Synonyms
321
3.0
To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine
139
3.6
To make someone used to something so it feels normal
132
3.3
To start to feel comfortable and at home in a new place or job
99
2.9
Slowly get used to a new place or situation
41
3.3
Become comfortable in a new place, job, or routine
25
5.2
To get used to a new climate, place, or situation
22
3.8
Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation
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6.1
To get used to a new climate or place
2
6.7
To get used to something new so it no longer seems strange
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6.3
To work smoothly and easily after a short time
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6.5
To learn or help someone remember how to use something again after not using it for a while
Get used to something again after a change or time away
Antonyms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + used + to
The meaning 'to become familiar or comfortable with' is partly derivable: 'get' conveys change/becoming and 'used' here functions as 'accustomed', while 'to' introduces the thing one becomes accustomed to. However, a B1 learner who only knows the basic sense of 'use' ('to employ') may not automatically interpret 'used' as 'accustomed', and the constructional shift (get + past participle + to) is somewhat idiomatic, so the sense is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Get used to comes from the simple image of getting something: you get it and use it so much that it becomes used and comfortable. So, get used to means 'to become familiar or comfortable' with something.