accustomed

«accustomed» in Mova's school dictionary: Used to something, so it feels normal because you have… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (accustomed); used mostly in "accustomed to"

meaning for a pupil

1) Used to something, so it feels normal because you have met it often. tree →

2) (formal) Usual, regular, as in "her accustomed seat". tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows how a character got used to a new place, food or routine: she grew accustomed to the cold. Phrases: be accustomed to, get/become/grow accustomed to, accustomed to doing.

examples

• My eyes grew accustomed to the dark. tree →
• He was not accustomed to getting up so early. tree →
• After a month we became accustomed to the new school. tree →
• She sat in her accustomed place by the window. tree →
• Cats get accustomed to a new home slowly. tree →
• I am accustomed to walking to school. tree →
• "I am accustomed to better things," said the beetle. tree →

note

After "accustomed to" use a noun or -ing form: accustomed to waking, not "accustomed to wake" (mostly). Everyday synonym: used to. Spelling: double c. More formal than "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 «accustomed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.