All 5 Uses of
accustomed
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'She's not accustomed to be spoiled — not kept for a pet.'†
p. 3.9accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- 'No matter — I'm not accustomed to go to bed in the long hours.†
p. 43.4
- 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!'†
p. 71.5
- '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.†
p. 109.5
- Mr. Heathcliff started; his eye rapidly surveyed our faces, Catherine met it with her accustomed look of nervousness and yet defiance, which he abhorred.†
p. 231.1 *
Definition:
to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)
In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something.