accustom

accustom
transitive verb

accustom somebody/ something to something — jemanden/etwas an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnen

grow/be accustomed to something — sich an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnen/an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnt sein

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verb
(to make (especially oneself) familiar with or used to: He soon accustomed himself to the idea.) gewöhnen
- academic.ru/428/accustomed">accustomed
- accustomed to
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ac·cus·tom
[əˈkʌstəm]
vt
to \accustom sb/oneself to sth jdn/sich an etw akk gewöhnen
to \accustom sb/oneself to doing sth jdn/sich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun; (teach sb/oneself) jdn/sich angewöhnen, etw zu tun
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[ə'kʌstəm]
vt

to accustom sb/oneself to sth — jdn/sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

to accustom oneself to doing sth — sich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun

to be accustomed to sth — an etw (acc) gewöhnt sein

to be accustomed to doing sth — gewöhnt sein, etw zu tun

it is not what I am accustomed to — ich bin so etwas nicht gewöhnt

to become or get accustomed to sth — sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

to become or get accustomed to doing sth — sich daran gewöhnen, etw zu tun

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accustom [əˈkʌstəm] v/t gewöhnen (to an akk):
be accustomed to doing sth es gewohnt oder gewöhnt sein, etwas zu tun;
get accustomed to sth sich an etwas gewöhnen;
get accustomed (oder accustom o.s.) to doing sth sich daran gewöhnen, etwas zu tun
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transitive verb

accustom somebody/ something to something — jemanden/etwas an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnen

grow/be accustomed to something — sich an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnen/an etwas (Akk.) gewöhnt sein

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(to) v.
gewöhnen (an) v. v.
gewöhnen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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