Accoutumé (en. Accustomed)

/ak.u.t.y.me/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

One who is accustomed to something, who has taken on the habit.

He is accustomed to getting up early every morning.

Il est accoutumé à se lever tôt chaque matin.

Said of something that has become habitual.

It was a customary event in their lives.

C'était un événement accoutumé dans leur vie.

One who has been trained or conditioned for a particular practice.

Soldiers are accustomed to stressful situations.

Les militaires sont accoutumés aux situations de stress.

From the verb 'accoutumer', derived from Old French.

to get used to something

To acquire the habit of something.

s'accoutumer à quelque chose

to be accustomed to

To have gotten used to, to be familiar with.

être accoutumé à

to do something out of habit

To act out of habit, without thinking.

faire quelque chose par accoutumance

accustom

To habituate someone to something.

accoutumer

habit

Condition acquired by repetition of an action.

habitude

custom

Practice or use established within a group.

coutume

To be in one's element.

After a few months in Paris, I feel accustomed.

Après quelques mois à Paris, je me sens accoutumé.

To have gotten the hang of it.

He is now accustomed to driving this car.

Il est maintenant accoutumé à conduire cette voiture.