get used

verb

To become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.

“I'm getting used to this climate.”

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Meanings

verbget used (third-person singular simple present gets used, present participle getting used, simple past got used, past participle (UK) got used or (US) gotten used)

present singular third person gets used · participle present getting used · past got used · UK participle past got used · US participle past gotten used

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.

    I'm getting used to this climate.

    1 more example

    Over time, you will get used to being on the front line.

  2. idiomatictransitiveTo make accustomed, to accustom, to habituate (someone to something).

    I'm gradually getting them used to the idea.

  3. UScolloquialUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, used.

    This sponge gets used to clean cars.

Translations

Arabic اِعْتَادَ
  • اِعْتَادَ (iʕtāda)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Bulgarian сви́квам, сви́кам
  • сви́квам (svíkvam)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • сви́кам (svíkam)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Chinese Cantonese 慣 /惯, 習慣 /习惯
  • 慣 /惯 (gwaan³)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • 習慣 /习惯 (zaap⁶ gwaan³)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Chinese Mandarin 慣 /惯, 習慣 /习惯
  • 慣 /惯 (guàn)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • 習慣 /习惯 (xíguàn)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Czech zvykat si, zvyknout si
  • zvykat sito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • zvyknout sito become accustomed (intransitive)
Danish vænne sig (til)
  • vænne sig (til)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Dutch wennen (aan)
  • wennen (aan)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Esperanto alkutimiĝi
  • alkutimiĝito become accustomed (intransitive)
Estonian harjuma, kohanema
  • harjumato become accustomed (intransitive)
  • kohanemato become accustomed (intransitive)
Finnish tottua
  • tottuato become accustomed (intransitive)
French s'habituer (à), s'accoutumer (à)
  • s'habituer (à)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • s'accoutumer (à)to become accustomed (intransitive)
German sich gewöhnen
  • sich gewöhnento become accustomed (intransitive)
Hindi आदत पड़ना, अभ्यास पड़ना
  • आदत पड़ना (ādat paṛnā)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • अभ्यास पड़ना (abhyās paṛnā)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Hungarian megszokik, hozzászokik
  • megszokikto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • hozzászokikto become accustomed (intransitive)
Icelandic venjast
  • venjastto become accustomed (intransitive)
Irish cleacht
  • cleachtto become accustomed (intransitive)
Italian abituarsi, fare l'abitudine
  • abituarsito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • fare l'abitudineto become accustomed (intransitive)
Japanese 慣れる
  • 慣れる (nareru)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Korean 익숙해지다
  • 익숙해지다 (iksukhaejida)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Latin insuescō, adsuescō
  • insuescōto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • adsuescōto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • suescōto become accustomed (intransitive)
Latvian pierast, ierast
  • pierastto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • ierastto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • parastto become accustomed (intransitive)
Lithuanian priprask
  • pripraskto become accustomed (intransitive)
Norwegian Bokmål venne seg (til)
  • venne seg (til)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Polish przywykać, przywyknąć
  • przywykaćto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • przywyknąćto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • przyzwyczajać sięto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • przyzwyczaić sięto become accustomed (intransitive)
Portuguese acostumar-se (a)
  • acostumar-se (a)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Romanian a se obișnui, a se învăța
  • a se obișnuito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • a se învățato become accustomed (intransitive)
Russian привыка́ть
  • привыка́ть (privykátʹ)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Slovak zvykať si, zvyknúť si
  • zvykať sito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • zvyknúť sito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • privykať sito become accustomed (intransitive)
  • privyknúť sito become accustomed (intransitive)
Spanish acostumbrarse, avezarse
  • acostumbrarseto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • avezarseto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • vezarseto become accustomed (intransitive)
  • hacerse a las armasto become accustomed (intransitive)
Swahili zoea
  • zoeato become accustomed (intransitive)
Swedish vänja sig
  • vänja sigto become accustomed (intransitive)
Tamil பழகு
  • பழகு (paḻaku)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Thai ชิน
  • ชิน (chin)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Turkish alışmak
  • alışmakto become accustomed (intransitive)
Ukrainian звика́ти, зви́кнути
  • звика́ти (zvykáty)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • зви́кнути (zvýknuty)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • призвича́юватися (pryzvyčájuvatysja)to become accustomed (intransitive)
  • призвича́їтися (pryzvyčájitysja)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Urdu عادَت پَڑْنا
  • عادَت پَڑْنا ('ādat paṛnā)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Vietnamese quen, thói quen
  • quento become accustomed (intransitive)
  • thói quento become accustomed (intransitive)
Yiddish זיך צוגעוווינען
  • זיך צוגעוווינען (zikh tsugevoynen)to become accustomed (intransitive)
Cite this entry
APA

get used. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20used

MLA

“get used.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20used. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get used,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20used.

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