All 10 Uses
accustomed
in
The Poisonwood Bible
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- But we were all dizzy and silent by that time, having grown accustomed to taking up no more space in a seat than was our honest due.†
Chpt 1accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- We aren't all that accustomed to the African race to begin with, since back home they keep to their own parts of town.†
Chpt 1
- My own name, as I am accustomed to think of it, is Ecirp Nelle Hada.†
Chpt 1
- I kept stealing glances at him across a plate of antelope meat and stale Potato Buds, which I guess just goes to show you how unaccustomed to the male species I have become.†
Chpt 2unaccustomed to = not used to (not adapted to something, so it seems normal)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unaccustomed to means not and reverses the meaning of accustomed to. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- I feared not, and grew accustomed to walking alone.†
Chpt 2accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- I am sorry to say, those men making their agreements in Katanga just now are accustomed to getting what they want.†
Chpt 3
- These boys are not accustomed to obeying their own grandmothers.†
Chpt 3
- But Father, who's accustomed to knowing everything before it happens, took this right in stride.†
Chpt 4
- They've spent decades here prolonging the brief lives of the undernourished, accustomed completely to the tragedy playing out around us.†
Chpt 5 *
- The children who hounded us daily for money and food weren't dim-witted beggars; they were accustomed to the distribution of excess, and couldn't fathom why we held ourselves apart.†
Chpt 5
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)