🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

accoutumé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.ku.ty.me/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Well-accustomed/ˌwɛl.əˈkʌs.təmd/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est bien accoutumé au bruit de la ville."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Thoroughly familiar with and habituated to something through regular experience or long use.

    "Being well-accustomed to the harsh winters, she knew exactly how to prepare her home."
  2. 2

    In the habit of doing something regularly or customarily.

    "He was well-accustomed to rising before dawn to check the livestock."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adverb well and the past participle of accustom, originating from Old French accustomier, built on custom from Latin consuetudo. The compound has been used since the late Middle English period to describe individuals who are thoroughly familiar with or habituated to particular circumstances.

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