be used or accustomed

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• accustomed — /əˈkʌstəmd / (say uh kustuhmd) verb 1. past participle of accustom. –adjective 2. usual: the accustomed fashion. –phrase 3. accustomed to, very familiar with or used to: accustomed to public speaking …  

• used — /yoohzd/ or, for 4, /yoohst/, adj. 1. previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. 2. showing wear or being worn out. 3. employed for a purpose; utilized. 4. used to, accustomed or habituated to: I m not used to cold weather. They weren t… …   Universalium

• accustomed — adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) used to (accustomed to hard work). 2 customary, usual …   Useful english dictionary

• accustomed — [ə kus′təmd] adj. 1. customary; usual; characteristic [he spoke with accustomed ease] 2. used (to); habituated ( to) [accustomed to obeying orders] SYN. USUAL …   English World dictionary

• accustomed — [adj1] be or become prepared, used to acclimatized, acquainted, adapted, addicted, confirmed, disciplined, familiar, familiarized, given to, grooved*, habituated, habituated in, in the habit, inured, seasoned, settled in, trained; concept 403 Ant …   New thesaurus

• used — (adj.) second hand, 1590s, pp. adjective from USE (Cf. use) (v.). To be used to “accustomed, familiar” is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to formerly did or was (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300,… …   Etymology dictionary

• used to — accustomed to, having felt it often    Lynn is used to being alone. Henry is away from home a lot …   English idioms

• used to — accustomed to He is not used to living in such a big city …   Idioms and examples

• used to — [adj] familiar with acclimated, accustomed, at home with*, common, commonplace, customary, everyday, knowing, known, old hat*, ordinary, plain, recognizable, routine, well known; concepts 530,547 …   New thesaurus

• 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 verbs such as be , become , get , or grow . It did not get lighter but I became accustomed to the dark. I am …   Useful english dictionary

• accustomed — ac|cus|tomed [əˈkʌstəmd] adj 1.) be accustomed to (doing) sth to be familiar with something and accept it as normal ▪ We were accustomed to working together. become/grow/get accustomed to sth ▪ Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English