Use: get used to (adjective)

I wonder how an American pronounces…

get used to
/gɛt–ˈyuw–stə/

get = go through the process of change

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get (in any tense) + used to + noun
He is getting used to the city.

get (in any tense) + used to + pronoun
He is getting used to it.

get (in any tense) + used to + gerund
He is getting used to living in a city.

 

He hasn’t gotten used to
/hiy-ˈhæ–zənt-ˈgɑt–n̩-ˈuw–stə/

So, he’s been in New York for a year now.
He hasn’t gotten used to city life yet,
completely, but it’s better than a year ago.

 

He got used to
/hiy–gɑt-ˈuw–stə/

He got used to his tiny apartment right away.
He really likes the neighborhood.

 

He got used to
/hiy–gɑt-ˈuw–stə/

And he got used to the traffic and noise
quite quickly.  He just tunes it out.

 

He had to get used to
/hiy-ˈhæ–də–gɛt-ˈuw–stə/

And, of course, he had to get used to
his new job and co-workers right away.

 

He’s still getting used to
/hiyz-ˈstɪl–gɛ–dɪŋ-ˈuw–stə/

He’s still getting used to the
crowds of people…everywhere.

 

he’ll have to get used to
/hiyl-ˈhæf–tə–gɛt-ˈyuw–stə/

But the subway…that’s not for him,
but he’ll have to get used to that, too.

 

He’s never going to get used to
/hiyz-ˈnɛ–vɚ-ˈgə–nə–gɛt-ˈuw–stə/

But he’s never going to get used to
the high cost of living.

Note

Let’s compare verbs be and get.

be = the situation as it is now
get = go through the process of change

She’s 18.  She’s young.
She’s 90.  She’s old.
Every day we get 1 day older.

It’s morning.  I’m not tired.
I work all day and get tired.
It’s evening.  I’m tired.

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