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.

Etymology

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

Common Phrases and Expressions

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.

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Slang Meanings

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.