accustomed

English

Etymology

accustom + -ed

Pronunciation

ac'cus*tomed

• IPA: /ə.ˈkəs.təm.əd/

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ahk-KUHS-tohmd

Adjective

accustomed (comparative more accustomed, superlative most accustomed)

1. Familiar through use; usual; customary.
   • An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
2. Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.

   accustomed to walking long distances

   accustomed to cold

3. (obsolete) Frequented by customers
   • A well accustomed shop - Smollett

Translations

familiar

Armenian: սովորական (hy) (sovorakan) Bulgarian: свикнал (bg) Finnish: tottunut (fi) French: accoutumé (fr) German: gewohnt (de)

Italian: abituato (it), avvezzo (it) Japanese: 慣れる (nareru) Portuguese: acostumado (pt) m. Scottish Gaelic: cleachdte (gd) Spanish: acostumbrado (es)

inured to; adapted to existing conditions

Armenian: սովոր (hy) (sovor), վարժված (hy) (varžvaç)

Scottish Gaelic: cleachdte (gd)

Verb

accustomed

1. Simple past tense and past participle of accustom.