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Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London) [from 9th c.]
Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another. [from 9th c.]
Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.