/akostumˈbɾaɾ/
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Translation
to get used to, to be in the habit of
Word origin
From costumbre ('custom, habit'), from Latin consuetudo, from consuescere ('to accustom'), from suescere ('to become used to').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- consuetudo
- English cognates
- custom, accustom
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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Little by little I got used to the cold of the north.
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We are in the habit of having dinner early on weekdays.
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Have you got used to your new job yet?
Cuesta acostumbrarse : .
It is hard to get used to a new city: everything is different.
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Children get used to changes quickly.
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