Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

    Early exposure to pet allergens and pet-related bacteria accustoms the body to allergens.

    gewöhnen

    приуча́тьpriučátʹ, приучи́тьpriučítʹ

    привча́тиpryvčáty, привчи́тиpryvčýty, призвича́юватиpryzvyčájuvaty

  2. (intransitive, obsolete)To be wont.

    sich gewöhnen, pflegen

    привыка́тьprivykátʹ, привы́кнутьprivýknutʹ

  3. (intransitive, obsolete)To cohabit.

More definitions
  • make psychologically or physically used (to something)

Examples

246 sentences

  1. I got accustomed to living alone.

    Я звик жити сам. — deniko

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  2. I'm not accustomed to such treatment.

    Я не звик до такого ставлення. — mkazarian

    ruЯ не привык к такому обращению. — marafon

    deIch bin eine solche Behandlung nicht gewohnt. — Sudajaengi

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  3. I am accustomed to living alone.

    Я звик жити сам. — deniko

    ruЯ привык жить один. — shanghainese

    deIch bin es gewohnt, allein zu wohnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. I am accustomed to working hard.

    Я звик тяжко працювати. — iceman

    ruЯ привык тяжело работать. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch bin es gewohnt, hart zu arbeiten. — Fingerhut

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  5. I am accustomed to cold weather.

    Я звик до холодної погоди. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ привык к холодной погоде. — odexed

    deIch habe mich an das kalte Wetter gewöhnt. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make familiar by use:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make familiar by use:
to be wont:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make familiar by use:
to be wont:

Origin

The verb is from Middle English accustomen, from Old French acoustumer, acustumer (Modern

The verb is from Middle English accustomen, from Old French acoustumer, acustumer (Modern French accoutumer) corresponding to a (“to, toward”) + custom. More at custom, costume.

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Forms

accustoms, accustoming, accustomed, accustomed
Base formaccustom · to accustom
3rd person singularaccustoms
Present participleaccustoming
Past simpleaccustomed
Past participleaccustomed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccustom
he, she, itaccustoms

Past simpleLesson

all personsaccustomed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave accustomed
he, she, ithas accustomed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill accustom

Synonyms

14 synonyms
exerciseA1trainA2adaptB1adjustA2compensateB2seasonB1habituateinureaccommodatewontget used toIntransitive:Transitive:
Close in meaning
  • make psychologically or physically used (to something):habituate

Word family

10 related words
RelatedcustomA2customaryC1familiarizeB2trainA2
Derivedaccustomableaccustomaryaccustomatedisaccustomreaccustomunaccustom

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is accustomed to
  • not accustomed to
  • become accustomed to
  • accustomed to the
  • accustomed to living
  • get accustomed to
  • soon get accustomed
  • become accustomed
  • accustomed to working
  • accustomed to hard
  • accustomed to speaking
  • accustomed to getting

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accusatoryaccuseB1accuseraceacer
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