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accustomed to - 2 dictionary results

ac⋅cus⋅tomed

  [uh-kuhs-tuhmd]
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–adjective
1. customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
2. habituated; acclimated (usually fol. by to): accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see accustom, -ed 2

Related forms:
ac⋅cus⋅tomed⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅cus⋅tomed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. characteristic, normal, regular. 2. used (to).

Antonyms:
1. unusual. 2. unused (to).
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accustomed to

Used to something or someone; having the habit of doing something. For example, In Spain we gave up our usual schedule and became accustomed to eating dinner at 10 p.m. Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady (1956) ruefully sang the song "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" after his protégé Eliza walked out on him. [Second half of 1400s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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