Accustom
verb
To make someone get used to something usually through continued exposure.
She accustoms herself to get up early in the morning.
Often appears as...
- accustom oneself to
- accustom someone to
verb
To make someone get used to something usually through continued exposure.
She accustoms herself to get up early in the morning.
Often appears as...
- accustom oneself to
- accustom someone to
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Pro Tip 1/3Continued Exposure
Understanding 'accustom' involves recognizing the need for repeated experiences or exposure to the subject.
He accustoms his palate to spicy foods by trying them often.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Adjustment
'Accustom' often implies a personal effort to become comfortable with something new or different.
She is accustoming herself to the new software at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Factor
The word suggests a gradual process; becoming accustomed doesn't happen instantly.
It took him months to accustom himself to the city noise.
Pro Tip 1/3Continued Exposure
Understanding 'accustom' involves recognizing the need for repeated experiences or exposure to the subject.
He accustoms his palate to spicy foods by trying them often.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Adjustment
'Accustom' often implies a personal effort to become comfortable with something new or different.
She is accustoming herself to the new software at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Factor
The word suggests a gradual process; becoming accustomed doesn't happen instantly.
It took him months to accustom himself to the city noise.
Pro Tip 1/3Continued Exposure
Understanding 'accustom' involves recognizing the need for repeated experiences or exposure to the subject.
He accustoms his palate to spicy foods by trying them often.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Adjustment
'Accustom' often implies a personal effort to become comfortable with something new or different.
She is accustoming herself to the new software at work.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Factor
The word suggests a gradual process; becoming accustomed doesn't happen instantly.
It took him months to accustom himself to the city noise.
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Most Soothing Sir David...
essential knowledge if they're to be properly protected. And how long will he have been in there now? A few hours. Is that all? So we collect him at night, you know, he stays in camp and sleeps in there, and then release him. And you've caught him how many times? Maybe around 20 over three years. So he's accustomed to it.
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essential knowledge if they're to be properly protected and how long will he have been in there now a few hours that'll so we collect him at night and then he stays in camp and sleeps in there and then we release him and you caught him how many times maybe around 20. so he's three years he's accustomed to
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Where will you be able...
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Why political...
we do it has resulted over time in the existence in the United States of to really large political parties okay two really large political parties that's what we're accustomed to here that's not what happens all over the world of course in democracies we have
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Ash Beckham: When to...
it still happens. And I hope with every ounce of my body that no one heard -- not my sister, not my girlfriend, and certainly not my niece. I am accustomed to this familiar hurt, but I will do whatever I need to do to protect the people I love from it.
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How to stay calm under...
First, it helps to practice under stressful conditions. In a study on expert dart players, researchers found that those who hadn’t practiced under stress performed worse when anxious, compared to those who had become accustomed to pressure.
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Police Horse Training PIPE...
that's what the ball teaches right there all this training does two things one the horse becomes accustomed to the sight smells and sounds that are commonplace in crowds and two it builds an all-important bond between the rider in his mouth
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Feeding a Cute Black...
means to an end the touching just helps her accustomed to having hands on her thoughtfully being a collar on her like that exactly where she's going
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Most Soothing Sir David...
essential knowledge if they're to be properly protected. And how long will he have been in there now? A few hours. Is that all? So we collect him at night, you know, he stays in camp and sleeps in there, and then release him. And you've caught him how many times? Maybe around 20 over three years. So he's accustomed to it.
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Best Of Attenborough And...
essential knowledge if they're to be properly protected and how long will he have been in there now a few hours that'll so we collect him at night and then he stays in camp and sleeps in there and then we release him and you caught him how many times maybe around 20. so he's three years he's accustomed to
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Where will you be able...
River deltas are incredibly fertile ecosystems capable of supporting abundant agriculture and marine life. However, their borders gradually change as rivers bring more sediment in and storms wash sediment away. The residents of Mohammadpur are well accustomed to managing
Video examples
Why political...
we do it has resulted over time in the existence in the United States of to really large political parties okay two really large political parties that's what we're accustomed to here that's not what happens all over the world of course in democracies we have
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Ash Beckham: When to...
it still happens. And I hope with every ounce of my body that no one heard -- not my sister, not my girlfriend, and certainly not my niece. I am accustomed to this familiar hurt, but I will do whatever I need to do to protect the people I love from it.
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
not all foxes can be released over the years secret world has rescued foxes that have been cruelly kept as pets unfortunately these animals would never survive in the wild as they have become so accustomed to humans they would end up in some sort of
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How to stay calm under...
First, it helps to practice under stressful conditions. In a study on expert dart players, researchers found that those who hadn’t practiced under stress performed worse when anxious, compared to those who had become accustomed to pressure.
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Police Horse Training PIPE...
that's what the ball teaches right there all this training does two things one the horse becomes accustomed to the sight smells and sounds that are commonplace in crowds and two it builds an all-important bond between the rider in his mouth
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A Fetal Feast PIPE National...
really an aphrodisiac because what aphrodesia implies is that it increases sexual desire and what men Filipino men I think think of balut mainly is as it's called in Filipino combat accustomed to hood which is it it strengthens your
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Feeding a Cute Black...
means to an end the touching just helps her accustomed to having hands on her thoughtfully being a collar on her like that exactly where she's going
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George Muller
English Clergyman
My father, who educated his children on worldly principles, gave us much money, considering our age; not in order that we might spend it, but, as he said, to accustom us to possess money without spending it. The result was, that it led me and my brother into many sins.
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Jill Scott
American Musician
I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you pull it down?' I'm that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that's the feedback that I'm accustomed to. It's the feedback that I really thrive off of.
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Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to.
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J. R. Martinez
American Actor
I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
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Fred Woodworth
American Activist
Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
The essence of my character is an inability to get used to things. This, in fact, is the one thing I have grown accustomed to: an inability to get used to things.
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Helen Rowland
American Writer
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little 'personal characteristics.
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Jermaine Jenas
I've always had an appreciation of my life and the lifestyle me and my family have become accustomed to. It's more to do with the little things.
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Mark Manson
American Author
We're not accustomed to judging things on philosophical importance.
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Lorna Luft
American Actress
I had grown up accustomed to living a life of high drama.
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George Muller
English Clergyman
My father, who educated his children on worldly principles, gave us much money, considering our age; not in order that we might spend it, but, as he said, to accustom us to possess money without spending it. The result was, that it led me and my brother into many sins.
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Jill Scott
American Musician
I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you pull it down?' I'm that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that's the feedback that I'm accustomed to. It's the feedback that I really thrive off of.
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Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to.
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J. R. Martinez
American Actor
I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
Quote examples
Fred Woodworth
American Activist
Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
The essence of my character is an inability to get used to things. This, in fact, is the one thing I have grown accustomed to: an inability to get used to things.
Quote examples
Helen Rowland
American Writer
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little 'personal characteristics.
Quote examples
Jermaine Jenas
I've always had an appreciation of my life and the lifestyle me and my family have become accustomed to. It's more to do with the little things.
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Mark Manson
American Author
We're not accustomed to judging things on philosophical importance.
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Lorna Luft
American Actress
I had grown up accustomed to living a life of high drama.
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