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

  1. 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"

  2. Accustomed as an adjective:

    (of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.

  3. Accustomed as an adjective (obsolete):

    Frequented by customers.

  1. Accustomed as a verb:

  1. 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."

  1. 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."

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