Both Uses of
accustomed
in
The War of the Worlds
- Among these were a couple of cyclists, a jobbing gardener I employed sometimes, a girl carrying a baby, Gregg the butcher and his little boy, and two or three loafers and golf caddies who were accustomed to hang about the railway station.†
Chpt 1.3accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- I thought I had become deaf, for the noises of movement I had been accustomed to hear from the pit had ceased absolutely.†
Chpt 2.5 *
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.