accustomed to

accustomed to

1. 'accustomed to'

If you are accustomed to something, you have become familiar with it and you no longer find it strange. Accustomed to usually comes after linking verbs such as be, become, get, and grow.

It did not get lighter, but I became accustomed to the dark.

I am not accustomed to being interrupted.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'accustomed with' something.

2. 'used to'

In conversation and in less formal writing, you don't usually say that someone is 'accustomed to' something. You say that they are used to it. Used to usually comes after be or get.

The company is used to much stronger growth.

It's very noisy here, but you'll get used to it.

See used to

You can say that someone is accustomed to doing something or used to doing something.

The manager is accustomed to working late.

We are used to queueing.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'accustomed to do' something or 'used to do' something.

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Translations

مُعْتَاد عَلَى

zvyklý

vant til

gewohnt

habitué à

vanur

vant til

alışıkalışkın

使习惯于

accustom

(əˈkastəm) verb

to make (especially oneself) familiar with or used to. He soon accustomed himself to the idea. gewend gemaak يَعْـتَـاد، يَتَعَوَّد привиквам acostumar(-se) zvyknout si gewöhnen vænne sig til συνηθίζω σε κτ. acostumbrarse harjutama عادت دادن tottua habituer לְהִתרַגֵל अभ्यस्त होना priviknuti se hozzászokik vmihez membiasakan að venja (sig) við e-ð abituarsi 慣らす 익히다 priprasti, įpratinti pieradināt; pierast membiasakan diri wennenvenne seg tilprzyzwyczajać عادت وركول acostumar a (se) obişnui приучать zvyknúť (si) privaditi se navići (se) vänja ทำให้คุ้นเคย alışmak, alıştırmak 使...習慣於 привчати(ся) عادت ڈالنا، خوگر ہونا làm quen 使...习惯于

acˈcustomed adjective

usual. his accustomed seat. gewone مُعْتَاد، مَعْهُود обичаен de costume obvyklý gewohnt sædvanlig συνηθισμένος, καθιερωμένοςacostumbrado, de costumbre, habitual harjumuspärane همیشگی tavallinen habituel רָגִיל ל- आम uobičajen megszokott biasa vanalegur abituale, solito いつもの 익숙한 įprastas pierasts biasa gewoonvanlig, vantzwykły, ulubiony پايله do costume obişnuit привычный zvyčajný običajen naviknut sedvanlig คุ้นเคย herzamanki, mutat 慣常的 звичайний, звичний عادی ، مانوس quen thuộc 通常的，习惯的

accustomed to

familiar with or used to. I am not accustomed to being treated like this. gewoond daaraan مُعْتَاد عَلَى свикнал habituado zvyklý (na) gewöhnt an vant til συνηθισμένος σε, εξοικειωμένος με acostumbrado a, habituado a harjunud خو گرفته tottunut habitué àרגיל अभ्यस्त होना priviknut hozzászokott vmihez terbiasa vanur (við) abituato a ～に慣れている ..하는 데 익숙해지다 įpratęs pieradis tidak biasa gewend aan vant til przyzwyczajony do عادي، روږدى،اّموخته. habituado obişnuit cu/să привыкший к чему-л. zvyknutý navajen uobičajen van vid คุ้นเคยกับ alışkın, alışık 習慣於 звиклий до عادی quen với 使习惯于

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