"usta" meaning in English

See usta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈjuːstə/
Rhymes: -uːstə Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} usta, {{en-cont}} usta
  1. (informal) used to: accustomed to Tags: contraction, informal
    Sense id: en-usta-en-contraction-wFK7Qvbf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English non-constituents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 29 33 38
  2. (informal) used to: formerly did Tags: contraction, informal
    Sense id: en-usta-en-contraction-Nz340yON Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English non-constituents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 29 33 38
  3. (informal) use to Tags: contraction, informal
    Sense id: en-usta-en-contraction-OlCrgNt9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English non-constituents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 30 42 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 29 33 38

Download JSON data for usta meaning in English (2.5kB)

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