gewöhnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accustom verb To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.
Senses
gewöhnen is used for these senses in English:
- accustom (transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.
- get used (intransitive) To become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.
- inure (transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. [from 16th c.]