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accustomed

[ uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]

adjective

  1. customary; usual; habitual:

    in their accustomed manner.

    Synonyms: , ,

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  2. habituated; acclimated (usually followed by to ):

    accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.



accustomed

/ əˈʌə /

adjective

  1. usual; customary
  2. postpositivefoll byto used or inured (to)
  3. postpositivefoll byto in the habit (of)

    accustomed to walking after meals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accustomed1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; accustom, -ed 2
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But it instead feels like an easy escape hatch when what “On Swift Horses” promised was a richer psychological landscape about what roils inside hearts accustomed to hiding.

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Each reaction since has been worse than the one before, which means he's become accustomed to living every day "on high alert hoping nothing bad happens".

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For people who are not accustomed to this type of activity, sources say it’s probably best to start with something less intense.

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Lancaster residents have become accustomed to a mayor with proposals that are often grand, and sometimes quixotic.

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But John Nguyen, 39, worries that consumers accustomed to a wide variety of imported foods from Asia won’t be able to afford the higher prices that tariffs could bring.

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