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- DictionaryAc·cus·tomed/əˈkəstəmd/
adjective
- 1. customary; usual: "his accustomed route"
The meaning of ACCUSTOMED is often used or practiced : customary. How to use accustomed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Accustomed.
formal. usual: She performed the task with her accustomed ease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Adapting and attuning to something. accustom yourself to something. accustomed to something. adaptability. adaptable.
If you're accustomed to something, you're used to it. Being accustomed has to do with habits and lifestyle. Anything you're accustomed to is a regular thing for you. A rich person is probably accustomed to fancy clothes, expensive food, and beautiful houses.
Accustomed definition: customary; usual; habitual. See examples of ACCUSTOMED used in a sentence.
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.
If you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you: I've worked nights for years now so I've grown accustomed to it. She isn't accustomed to dealing with so much media attention .
adjective. /əˈkʌstəmd/ (rather formal) familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual synonym used to. accustomed to something to become/get accustomed to something. My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark. This was not the kind of behaviour I was accustomed to. He had grown accustomed to her long absences.
adjective. Being in the habit. I am accustomed to sleeping late. American Heritage. Customary; usual; characteristic. He spoke with accustomed ease. Webster's New World. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions. Eyes not accustomed to desert sun.
adj. 1. Being in the habit: I am accustomed to sleeping late. 2. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions: eyes not accustomed to desert sun. 3. Frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary: answered with his accustomed modesty. See Synonyms at usual.
accustomed. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ac‧cus‧tomed /əˈkʌstəmd/ adjective 1 → be accustomed to (doing) something 2 [ only before noun] formal usual The pans were in their accustomed places.
