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Meanings of accustomed in English

Portuguese
habitual
Catalan
habitual

(Often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to.

        Related terms
        habitual

        According to or depending on custom.

              Usage of accustomed in English
              1
              But weeks later, we had all become accustomed to the new reality.
              Future Lovecraft
              2
              President Musharraf has long been accustomed to firm political control over Pakistan.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Golf:It's not a situation Rory McIlroy will want to become accustomed to.
              The Irish Times
              4
              My eyes accustomed to the dimmer light: far ahead was a window.
              The Einstein Intersection
              5
              Fruit of the Loom workers have grown accustomed to an uncertain future.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Ireland has become accustomed to rapid employment growth during the past decade.
              The Irish Times
              7
              Do not mind it; in time you will grow accustomed to them.
              The Purple Land / Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adve...
              8
              Anyone involved is now accustomed to about 10 body searches a day.
              The Irish Times
              9
              He was like Kevin, a man accustomed to days of physical work.
              God's gift
              10
              Clara sat in her accustomed seat at the side, midway between them.
              Capitola the Madcap
              11
              I soon, however, grew accustomed to it, and my uneasiness wore off.
              Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
              12
              She was beautiful, elegant, and certainly accustomed to being wanted by men.
              Public secrets
              13
              We could no longer apply to the strange orb any accustomed thoughts.
              The apocalypse reader
              14
              The ceremony was performed in the accustomed manner, and with due solemnity.
              "Stops", Or How to Punctuate / A Practical Handbook for Writers ...
              15
              The Baxter kitchen and glittered in all its accustomed cleanliness and order.
              The Story of Waitstill Baxter
              16
              People were not accustomed to seeing players shooting from that far out.
              The Guardian
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              Accustomed through the time
              Accustomed across language varieties
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              Common
              United States of America
              Less common
              Ireland
              Less common
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