accustomed

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Here it means being used to something so deeply that it is hard to change.

Interpretation. The verse asks if a Cushite can change his skin; tradition reads it as showing how habit of sin makes repentance hard, though never impossible.

Examples

• Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. (Prophets JER.13.23, JPS 1917) 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".