Accustomed

/əˈkʌstəmd/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Familiar with something through long use; habituated.

She is accustomed to waking up early for her morning jog.

In the habit of; used to.

He is accustomed to dealing with difficult customers.

Of a thing; usual or customary.

It's accustomed practice to begin the meeting with a review of the previous minutes.

From Middle English 'acostomed,' from Old French 'acostumer,' from Latin 'accommodare'.

accustomed to

Being familiar with or used to something.

get accustomed

To become familiar with something through experience.

not accustomed to

To be unaccustomed; not familiar or used to something.

habitual

Doing something regularly or repeatedly.

familiar

Well known from long or close association.

customary

According to the customs or usual practices.

Used to something

I'm so used to this traffic, I leave at the same time every day.

In the groove

After a few weeks, I was in the groove at my new job.