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It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.
Grenville Kleiser

Meaning of "accustom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCUSTOM

From Old French acostumer, from costumecustom.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCUSTOM

accustom  [əˈkʌstəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCUSTOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Accustom is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb accustom in English.

WHAT DOES ACCUSTOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of accustom in the English dictionary

The definition of accustom in the dictionary is usually foll by to to make familiar or used, as by practice, habit, or experience.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACCUSTOM

PRESENT

Present
I accustom
you accustom
he/she/it accustoms
we accustom
you accustom
they accustom
Present continuous
I am accustoming
you are accustoming
he/she/it is accustoming
we are accustoming
you are accustoming
they are accustoming
Present perfect
I have accustomed
you have accustomed
he/she/it has accustomed
we have accustomed
you have accustomed
they have accustomed
Present perfect continuous
I have been accustoming
you have been accustoming
he/she/it has been accustoming
we have been accustoming
you have been accustoming
they have been accustoming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I accustomed
you accustomed
he/she/it accustomed
we accustomed
you accustomed
they accustomed
Past continuous
I was accustoming
you were accustoming
he/she/it was accustoming
we were accustoming
you were accustoming
they were accustoming
Past perfect
I had accustomed
you had accustomed
he/she/it had accustomed
we had accustomed
you had accustomed
they had accustomed
Past perfect continuous
I had been accustoming
you had been accustoming
he/she/it had been accustoming
we had been accustoming
you had been accustoming
they had been accustoming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will accustom
you will accustom
he/she/it will accustom
we will accustom
you will accustom
they will accustom
Future continuous
I will be accustoming
you will be accustoming
he/she/it will be accustoming
we will be accustoming
you will be accustoming
they will be accustoming
Future perfect
I will have accustomed
you will have accustomed
he/she/it will have accustomed
we will have accustomed
you will have accustomed
they will have accustomed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been accustoming
you will have been accustoming
he/she/it will have been accustoming
we will have been accustoming
you will have been accustoming
they will have been accustoming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would accustom
you would accustom
he/she/it would accustom
we would accustom
you would accustom
they would accustom
Conditional continuous
I would be accustoming
you would be accustoming
he/she/it would be accustoming
we would be accustoming
you would be accustoming
they would be accustoming
Conditional perfect
I would have accustom
you would have accustom
he/she/it would have accustom
we would have accustom
you would have accustom
they would have accustom
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been accustoming
you would have been accustoming
he/she/it would have been accustoming
we would have been accustoming
you would have been accustoming
they would have been accustoming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you accustom
we let´s accustom
you accustom
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to accustom
Past participle
accustomed
Present Participle
accustoming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCUSTOM


atom
ˈætəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
bottom
ˈbɒtəm
Chatham
ˈtʃætəm
custom
ˈkʌstəm
datum
ˈdeɪtəm
disaccustom
ˌdɪsəˈkʌstəm
ecosystem
ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm
frustum
ˈfrʌstəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
re-accustom
ˌriːəˈkʌstəm
subsystem
ˈsʌbˌsɪstəm
symptom
ˈsɪmptəm
system
ˈsɪstəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
totem
ˈtəʊtəm
ultimatum
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCUSTOM

accusable
accusably
accusal
accusant
accusation
accusatival
accusative
accusatively
accusatorial
accusatory
accuse
accused
accusement
accuser
accusing
accusingly
accustomary
accustomed
accustomedness
accustrement

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCUSTOM

anti-atom
at bottom
black bottom
Bytom
Chrysostom
diatom
Dio Chrysostom
Euratom
fantom
Foggy Bottom
front bottom
heteroatom
John Chrysostom
long tom
mestom
rock bottom
rock-bottom
tom
tom-tom
touch bottom

Synonyms and antonyms of accustom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCUSTOM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accustom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of accustom

Translation of «accustom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCUSTOM

Find out the translation of accustom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accustom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accustom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使习惯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acostumbrar
570 millions of speakers

English

accustom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभ्यस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعويد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приучают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acostumar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভ্যস্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accoutumer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gewöhnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慣れさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

익숙케 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Accustom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập cho quen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரை ஒன்றுக்குப் பழக்கப்படத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सराव करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alıştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abituare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyzwyczaić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

привчають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obișnui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοικείωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewoond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

venne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accustom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCUSTOM»

The term «accustom» is regularly used and occupies the 107.979 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCUSTOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accustom

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2 QUOTES WITH «ACCUSTOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accustom.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Grenville Kleiser
It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCUSTOM»

Discover the use of accustom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accustom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mariotti's Italian grammar: a practical grammar of the ...
Ci avvezziamo, « accustom ourselves ; vi ci avvezziamo, etc. Vi cavezzate, you accustom yourselves ; vi ci avvezzate, etc. Si avvezzano, they accustom themselves ; ci si avvezzano, etc. Si avvezzino, let them accustom themselves.
Antonio Gallenga, 1862
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Some Thoughts Concerning Education
All that is to be regulated in it, is, in what part of the twenty-four hours they should take it; which will easily be resolved, by only saying that it is of great use to accustom 'em to rise early in the morning. It is best so to do, for health; and he that, ...
John Locke, 1927
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The Ways of the Sages and the Way of the World: The Minor ...
Accustom yourself to end (your words) with goodness (or: accustom yourself to complete the good). 14. (Be) meek and beloved [by all] and humble of spirit [ before all) and gentle of speech. [Be like a leather bottle not split open, that is not  ...
Marcus van Loopik, 1991
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
To ACCUSTOM, v. a. [accoutumer, Fr.] To habituate, to enure, with the particle lo. It is used chiefly of persons : How shall we breathe in other air Less pure, accustom d to immortal fruits? Milton. To Accustom, v. n. To be wont to do any thing.
John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex), 1810
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
ACCUSTOM (v. t.from the French accoutumer) To habituate, to use one's serf to any thing. Accus'tomable (adj. not much used, from accustom) Cus- i ternary, habitual. Accus'tomably (adv. from accustom, little used) Accord- ' ing to the custom.
John Ash, 1775
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Maltese grammar for the use of the English
I shall or will accustom myself. The participle is formed by adding >m, instead of mo, by changing the first a into o, and by doubling the middle consonant, as mdorri% accustomed. Conjugation Of the verb dara, to accustom oneself. . Present ...
Francesco Vella, 1831
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Second French Course: Or French Syntax and Reader
(Corneille.) 84. 1. We accustom ourselves to it. 2. We have accustomed ourselves to it. 3. We were accustoming ourselves to it. 4. We had accustomed ourselves to it. 5. We shall accustom ourselves to it. 6. We shall have accustomed ourselves ...
C. A. Chardenal, 1870
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Anthropology, History, and Education
One risks too much if one tries to accustom children to everything. The education of the Russians goes very far on this point. And, accordingly, in the course of this an unbelievable number of children die. Habit is an enjoyment or action which ...
Immanuel Kant, Günter Zöller, Robert B. Louden, 2007
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The New Monthly
Though Celsus has remarked, that people ought to accustom themselves to every thing, that they may not sink under every trivial accident, still he advises a good choice in the things to which they should strive to become habituated. Gardens ...
10
The New Monthly Magazine
For this reason I was justified in commencing the present paper by asserting, that the way to endure without inconvenience what physicians consider as dangerous , is to accustom ourselves to every thing: To illustrate this position, I will go ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCUSTOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accustom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Texas' Jade Helm 15 Conspiracy Theories Blamed On Barack …
For example, broadcaster Rick Wiles claims Jade Helm 15 “is intended to get the American public accustom to seeing troops and tanks on the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Here's what these tv actors did with their first salary
Married at a tender age of eight, Anandi had to accept and accustom herself to a new family and accept her roles as a friend, lover, wife and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Avoid This Common Entrepreneur Mistake
Entrepreneurs should be willing to exchange rather than simply receive to get accustom to the give and take nature of the business world. «Pulse, Jul 15»
4
Who Can Play Negan on The Walking Dead Season 6? I Can Think …
We've seen many reckless behaviors in Sasha, and she can't accustom herself to the new (or old) way of living the group has discovered. Also ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Saumya Tandon: I didn't want to do mytho, historical or saas-bahu …
Married at a tender age of eight, Anandi had to accept and accustom herself to a new family and accept her roles as a friend, lover, wife and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Countdown: Ottawa Fury vs Jacksonville Armada
... run without conceding a goal, and if he continues with the form Fury fans have come accustom to then there the record will continue to grow. «RedNation Online, Jul 15»
7
Island opportunities from Greek withdrawal from Eurozone
Low rates will keep the economy moving, but we have become so accustom to a low rate environment we shouldn't expect much growth from ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Release Date, Specs, Screen And Features …
... Note smartphone is its display, and rumors suggest Samsung will at least maintain the high-resolution displays to which users are accustom. «iDigitalTimes.com, Jul 15»
9
Siddhant shoots in 47 degrees covered in four layers
Married at a tender age of eight, Anandi had to accept and accustom herself to a new family and accept her roles as a friend, lover, wife and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
New Partnership to Help Serve Meals to Thousands of Seniors
... well as maintain a high level of service our valued seniors have grown accustom to receiving,” said Assistant County Manager Kevin Schiller. «KTVN, Jul 15»

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