|yüs sometimes |yüz+ pronunc at to adverb
Etymology: from the verb phrase used to, from used, past of use (II) + to, function word normally indicating that the following verb is an infinitive
dialect : formerly , once
he ain't as popular now as he used to was — Mark Twain
I can't do the hard day's work I used to could — Erskine Caldwell
used to Pa wouldn't a done a thing like this — J.H.Stuart