use toとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /juːs.tu/, /juːs.tə/

動詞

use to (三人称単数 現在形 uses to, 現在分詞 using to, 過去形および過去分詞形 used to)

1. (now uncommon outside certain constructions) Infinitive or present tense form of used to: formerly (かつ habitually または repeatedly) be accustomed to.

   Did I use to wear that?

2. (nonstandard, proscribed) Synonym of used to

   I use to go every year, until I moved out of the area.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see use,‎ to.
   • 2022 December 2, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Mary Ilyushina, Kostiantyn Khudov, “Russia and Ukraine are fighting the first full-scale drone war”, in Washington Post‎^[1]:

     Drones have become so critical to battlefield success that at times they are used to take out other drones.

使用する際の注意点

• Use to is now generally only used in the past tense (used to),^[1] although use to is still standard with did,^[2] as in did I use to do that? or he did not use to do that. In other cases, such as I use to go to the fair every year, it is considered an error (but a common one, influenced by the near- または exact- homophony of the two forms) and should instead exist in the past tense form used to. See usage notes in used to for more.

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