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单词 useter
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Brit. /ˈjuːstə/, U.S. /ˈjustər/
Forms: 1800s use ter, 1800s use'ter, 1800s– useter, 1800s– uster, 1900s– useta.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English used to.
Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of used to (see use v. 21b and discussion at that entry).
‘Used to’ (see use v. 21b).
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1846 ‘H. Hazel’ Prince & Queen vi. 52/1 You don't know no more 'bout goin' to sea than I knows about them 'Gyptian lookin' books that you use ter study when you went to College.
1890 Dial. Notes 1 69 When it rains and wets our old rooster, He don't look like he useter.
1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones v. 185 Is you sellin' me like dey uster befo' de war?
1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon i. 57 You mind the little cottage down by the river..where old Blunt useter live?
1978 L. Block Burglar in Closet (1980) i. 8 I useta beg her to keep some of that stuff in a safe-deposit box.
2003 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 23 June 14 They useter 'ave a big Rockweiler..but it got nicked.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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