The difference between Accustomed and Used to
When used as adjectives, accustomed means (of a person) familiar with something through repeated experience, whereas used to means accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.
Used to is also verb with the meaning: formerly, and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer.
check bellow for the other definitions of Accustomed and Used to
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Accustomed as an adjective:
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
Examples:
"accustomed to walking long distances"
"accustomed to cold"
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Accustomed as an adjective:
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
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Accustomed as an adjective (obsolete):
Frequented by customers.
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Accustomed as a verb:
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Used to as an adjective (idiomatic, with noun phrase):
Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.
Examples:
"I am used to cleaning up other people’s mess.  I became used to his ways."
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Used to as a verb (temporal location):
Formerly, and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer.
Examples:
"I used to be undecided, but now I’m not so sure.  nowrap I used to like that band and I still do.  nowrap I used to know a guy from the UK who pronounced "mother" without the "r".  nowrap It used to be me, sitting in that chair.  nowrap There used to be open fields here. Now it's a shopping mall."