All 5 Uses of
accustomed
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'She's not accustomed to be spoiled — not kept for a pet.'†
Chpt 1
- 'No matter — I'm not accustomed to go to bed in the long hours.†
Chpt 7
- He must get accustomed to him, and he may as well like him: considering how Heathcliff has reason to object to him, I'm sure he behaved excellently!'†
Chpt 10
- 'Well, sir,' returned I, 'I hope you'll consider that Mrs. Heathcliff is accustomed to be looked after and waited on; and that she has been brought up like an only daughter, whom every one was ready to serve.†
Chpt 14
- Mr. Heathcliff started; his eye rapidly surveyed our faces, Catherine met it with her accustomed look of nervousness and yet defiance, which he abhorred.†
Chpt 33 *
Definition:
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(accustom) to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)editor's notes: In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something.