accustom
part of speech
verb (accustom, accustoms, accustomed, accustoming)
meaning for a pupil
1) To accustom yourself to something means to get used to it: «It took a week to accustom myself to the new school.» tree →
2) Accustomed to (adjective) means used to: «I'm accustomed to early mornings.» tree →
3) (formal) Accustomed also means usual: «She sat in her accustomed seat.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and formal writing, characters become accustomed to new places, the dark, the cold or a new family. In science, eyes become accustomed to the dark (they adjust). Phrases: «accustom yourself to», «become accustomed to», «grow accustomed to».
examples
- It took me a few days to accustom myself to the new timetable. tree →
- Our eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark. tree →
- The puppy soon grew accustomed to its new home. tree →
- Grandpa sat in his accustomed chair by the fire. tree →
- The family from Spain became accustomed to the rain in Scotland. tree →
- She is accustomed to getting up at six. tree →
note
Regular verb, usually used with «yourself» or in «accustomed to». After «to», use a noun or «-ing»: «accustomed to waking up», not «to wake up». Double «c»: ac-cus-tom. Opposite: unaccustomed. Everyday words: «get used to», «used to».
In the corpora
- «The Mole's cap was missing from its accustomed peg.
- Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «accustom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.