All 6 Uses
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Siddhartha
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- The two Samanas, accustomed to life in the forest, found quickly and without making any noise a place to stay and rested there until the morning.†
Chpt 3accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Being accustomed to the forest, he managed to get out of the grove and over the hedge without making a sound.†
Chpt 5 *
- Kamala often had to take a rest with him, he was accustomed to having his way against her, she had to feed him, had to comfort him, had to scold him.†
Chpt 9
- Slowly, he also saw and understood that the eleven-year-old was a pampered boy, a mother's boy, and that he had grown up in the habits of rich people, accustomed to finer food, to a soft bed, accustomed to giving orders to servants.†
Chpt 10
- Slowly, he also saw and understood that the eleven-year-old was a pampered boy, a mother's boy, and that he had grown up in the habits of rich people, accustomed to finer food, to a soft bed, accustomed to giving orders to servants.†
Chpt 10
- That young bird is accustomed to a different life, to a different nest.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(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)In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)