All 3 Uses of
accustomed
in
Brave New World
- But then, when you're not accustomed to history, most facts about the past do sound incredible.†
p. 32..7
- She was not accustomed to this kind of thing in visitors.†
p. 199..4 *
- The woods, the open stretches of heather and yellow gorse, the clumps of Scotch firs, the shining ponds with their overhanging birch trees, their water lilies, their beds of rushes-these were beautiful and, to an eye accustomed to the aridities of the American desert, astonishing.†
p. 245..9
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.