All 3 Uses of
accustomed
in
Howards End
- He was dark, clean-shaven, and seemed accustomed to command.†
Part 3accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Two months are surely enough to accustom an outsider to a situation which a wife has accepted in two days, and Margaret had again to regret her sister's lack of self-control.†
Part 31 *accustom = to make someone used to something
- He was accustomed to natives, and a very little shook him out of the Englishman.†
Part 44accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
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.