Cultural Adaptation Terms

noun a word that functions as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• It is important to accustom oneself to the new regulations in order to comply with the law.
• I need to accustom myself to waking up early for my new job.
• It took a while for me to accustom myself to the slang used by my teenage niece.
• She had to accustom herself to the idea of living in a new country before she moved.