All 3 Uses of
accustomed
in
When the Legends Die
- As his eyes accustomed themselves to the dimness, Blue Elk remembered his own boyhood and his grandmother's lodge.†
Chpt 12 *accustomed = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Finally, aching from the unaccustomed exercise, he let her take him back to his room.†
Chpt 40unaccustomed = not used tostandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unaccustomed means not and reverses the meaning of accustomed. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- He sat down under a pine and waited, resting his shoulders from the unaccustomed pack, till the last straggling ewe and the last herder had passed.†
Chpt 46
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.