to+become+accustomed

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• accustomed — [[t]əkʌ̱stəmd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n/ ing 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… …   English dictionary

• accustomed — adjective 1 be accustomed to (doing) sth to be used to something: He was accustomed to a life of luxury. | I m not accustomed to getting up so early. | get/grow/become accustomed to: Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark 2 (only before… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• accustomed — UK [əˈkʌstəmd] / US adjective [only before noun] formal usual his accustomed seat • be/get accustomed to something to think/start to think that something is normal or natural because you have experienced it regularly over a period of time the… …   English dictionary

• accustomed — ac|cus|tomed [ ə kʌstəmd ] adjective 1. ) thinking that something is normal or natural because you have experienced it regularly over a period of time: the little luxuries to which she was accustomed accustomed to doing something: He had become… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• accustomed — [əˈkʌstəmd] adj be/get accustomed to sth to think that something is normal or natural because you have experienced it regularly over a period of time[/ex] He had become accustomed to living without electricity.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• accustomed — [adj1] be or become prepared, used to acclimatized, acquainted, adapted, addicted, confirmed, disciplined, familiar, familiarized, given to, grooved*, habituated, habituated in, in the habit, inured, seasoned, settled in, trained; concept 403 Ant …   New thesaurus

• accustomed to — If you are accustomed to something, you have become familiar with it and you no longer find it strange. Accustomed to usually comes after verbs such as be , become , get , or grow . It did not get lighter but I became accustomed to the dark. I am …   Useful english dictionary

• accustomed — ac|cus|tomed [əˈkʌstəmd] adj 1.) be accustomed to (doing) sth to be familiar with something and accept it as normal ▪ We were accustomed to working together. become/grow/get accustomed to sth ▪ Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• accustomed — adj. accustomed to sth VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, grow ▪ She had grown accustomed to his long absences. ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• become — be|come W1S1 [bıˈkʌm] v past tense became [ ˈkeım] past participle become [: Old English; Origin: becuman to come to, become , from cuman to come ] 1.) [linking verb] to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way ▪ George became… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• acclimatize to or be/become acclimatized to — become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions. → acclimatize …   English new terms dictionary