2.VerbFormerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did."You never used to like soap operas, did you? I used to like that band long ago, and I was surprised I still do. I used to know a guy from the UK who pronounced "mother" with the "r". It used to be me who ran the company. There used to be open fields here. Now it's a shopping mall.; I always used to go to the seaside in August as a child.; He used to live here, but moved away last year.; The club used to be frequented by locals; then, after the "incident", it used to get raided by the cops.; My wife used not to be so hot-tempered."