Definition of 'accustomed'
1. adjective
If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
2. adjective
3. adjective
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accustomed in American English
adjective
1.
customary; usual; characteristic
he spoke with accustomed ease
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈusual
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accustomed in American English
(əˈkʌstəmd)
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. characteristic, normal, regular. 2. used (to).ANTONYMS 1. unusual. 2. unused (to).2. (usually fol. by to)
habituated; acclimated
accustomed to staying up late
accustomed to the noise of the subway
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accustomedly adverb
accustomedness
noun
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accustomed
British English: accustomed
ADJECTIVE /əˈkʌstəmd/
to be accustomed to sth | to be accustomed to doing sth If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.
- American English: accustomed /əˈkʌstəmd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: habituado
- Chinese: 习惯的
- European Spanish: acostumbrado
- French: habitué
- German: gewohnt
- Italian: abituato
- Japanese: 慣れている
- Korean: 익숙한
- European Portuguese: habituado
- Latin American Spanish: acostumbrado
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