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# accustom

verb (accustom, accustoms, accustomed, accustoming)

«accustom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To accustom yourself to something means to get used to it: «It took a week to accustom myself to the new school.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#m1)
2. Accustomed to (adjective) means used to: «I'm accustomed to early mornings.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#m2)
3. (formal) Accustomed also means usual: «She sat in her accustomed seat.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and formal writing, characters become accustomed to new places, the dark, the cold or a new family. In science, eyes become accustomed to the dark (they adjust). Phrases: «accustom yourself to», «become accustomed to», «grow accustomed to».

### Examples

- It took me a few days to accustom myself to the new timetable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x1)
- Our eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x2)
- The puppy soon grew accustomed to its new home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x3)
- Grandpa sat in his accustomed chair by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x4)
- The family from Spain became accustomed to the rain in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x5)
- She is accustomed to getting up at six. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb, usually used with «yourself» or in «accustomed to». After «to», use a noun or «-ing»: «accustomed to waking up», not «to wake up». Double «c»: ac-cus-tom. Opposite: unaccustomed. Everyday words: «get used to», «used to».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «accustom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accustom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accustom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accustom.html) on Mova free.