All 7 Uses of
accustomed
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- We are accustomed to a good deal in the billets, but this makes us feel faint.
p. 13.8accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- But we soon accustomed ourselves to it.
p. 22.8accustomed = adapted
- I wait a few moments to accustom my eyes to the darkness.
p. 91.8accustom = allow something to adapt
- The birds too are just as carefree, they have long since accustomed themselves to the war.
p. 128.0 *accustomed = adapted
- They give us a thin soup which we spoon down greedily and scornfully, because we are accustomed to better times but are hungry all the same.
p. 242.1accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- After a few hours I am no longer the only one, and by morning we are quite accustomed to it and ask for what we want without any false modesty.
p. 249.2
- We have almost grown accustomed to it; war is a cause of death like cancer and tuberculosis, like influenza and dysentery.
p. 271.4
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.