Get accustomed to vs get accustomed with

Both "get accustomed to" and "get accustomed with" are commonly used phrases, but "get accustomed to" is the more widely accepted and correct construction in English. It is important to use the preposition "to" after "accustomed" to indicate the thing or situation to which someone is becoming accustomed.

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Get accustomed to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "get accustomed to" when you want to express the idea of becoming familiar with or used to something or someone. The preposition "to" is necessary after "accustomed".

Examples:

It took me a while to get accustomed to the new job.
She quickly got accustomed to the cold weather.
Children can get accustomed to new routines quite easily.
He never got accustomed to the noise of the city.
It's important to get accustomed to different cultures when traveling.

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You'll forgive me if I take a moment to get accustomed to you.
I'm certain it will become easier once we get accustomed to...
Something we all have to get accustomed to.
It's disturbing, but you get accustomed to it.
You will soon get accustomed to living here.
Once you get accustomed to that power...
One thing Turk couldn't get accustomed to was his wife being friends with a psychiatrist.
Welcomes the participation of the candidate countries in the existing Community programmes, and in particular, in the Framework Programmes of Research as an important element of the pre-accession strategy, which allows these countries to get accustomed to the Community procedures;
A very long period of co-circulation may have the opposite effect, in that it might lead people not to make an initial effort to get accustomed to the new unit of account.

Alternatives:

become accustomed to
grow accustomed to
adjust to
adapt to
acclimate to

get accustomed with

This phrase is not considered correct in English. The preposition "to" should be used after "accustomed" instead of "with".

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I'm certain it will become easier once we get accustomed to...
Something we all have to get accustomed to.
It's disturbing, but you get accustomed to it.
You will soon get accustomed to living here.
Once you get accustomed to that power...
We are accustomed with the moanings of the Jews.
One thing Turk couldn't get accustomed to was his wife being friends with a psychiatrist.
Man gets accustomed, inured to things rapidly.
It takes some time to get accustomed at first, but then you'll be fine.
You'll forgive me if I take a moment to get accustomed to you.
But that joy wears off, you get accustomed, and after a few days that jacket doesn't bring you any joy at all.
A very long period of co-circulation may have the opposite effect, in that it might lead people not to make an initial effort to get accustomed to the new unit of account.
Tom isn't accustomed to walking barefooted.
You must become accustomed to the smell of death.
I see the prince is becoming accustomed to the burdens of leadership.
We are not accustomed to waiting.
Not outwardly, but I'm accustomed to seeing through a veil.
I'm more accustomed to outrunning bad weather than following it.
This is not a state of affairs I'm accustomed to.
Ostentation is not something that I'm accustomed to.

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Get accustomed to vs get accustomed with