Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

useta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: use-ta
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

used to: accustomed to

Informal

contraction

used to: formerly did

Informal

Example Sentences

""I'm a gent'man and I'm useta bein' treated as such.""
"I'm useta meetin' mens in a nice way, all dressed up, silky dress, perfume, whiskey. Dis here—Beymour, knees all knobby, dick danglin', no music, whiskey, me in my duster, paper curlers—it don' seem natural!"
"Them nurses in the hospitals won't let yuh wipe yer own nose, an' I'm useta doin' that fer muhself."
"I guess him an' me had a great deal in common. He didn't care much for strenuous amusements. He useta sleep all winter under the stove, an' all summer under the sun's warm rays."
""He useta break these olive bottles with his fingers.""
"He useta trap otter, mink, mushkrats, and bear, wolves. You just love it. He taught us how to skin 'rats and stuff like that. I was 'bout ten."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

usta (alternative)

Questions

What does useta mean?: used to: accustomed to

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