English-German translations for used to

• früher
  Der Ausschuß ist jetzt viel offener als früher. The committee is much more open than it used to be.
  Früher schritt man direkt zur Rechtsetzung. First of all, we used to go straight to legislation.
  Irland verfolgte früher eine offenere Politik als jetzt. Ireland used to have a more open policy than it has now.
• gewöhnt
  An Hochwasser gewöhnt sich keine Region. No region ever gets used to floods.
  Ich habe mich im Verlauf des britischen Vorsitzes daran gewöhnt. I got used to it during the British Presidency.
  Russland hat sich an den unklaren Standpunkt der EU gewöhnt. Russia has got used to the equivocation of the EU.

Definition of used to

• Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of
• Formerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did

Examples

• I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess. I became used to his ways
• I used to like that band and I still do

Related words

• used bookstore
• housed livestock
• used to say
• get used to
• as used to
• — Everything is as it used to be
• getting used to
• get used to the smell