I am looking for an antonym of the phrase «to get used to» in the sense of doing beginning (or in this case finishing) to do something oneself.
The only one i can think of is «to get out of the habit of».
In Russian there is a word «отвыкать», that has that meaning, but i wonder if there is a phrase or a word that has that exact sense.
asked Aug 6, 2014 at 15:41
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«Wean» seems to be the closest word to what you’re looking for:
wean somebody off/from something (phrasal verb): to make someone
gradually stop doing something you disapprove of:advice on how to wean yourself off nicotine
to detach from a source of dependence:
being weaned off the medication
wean the bears from human food
also : to free from a usually unwholesome habit or interest:
wean him off his excessive drinking
weaning them from habits of violence — Geoffrey Carnall
However, «getting out of the habit of …» is a very clear and understandable phrase.
Update:
A few other alternatives from subscription-only LDOCE (See the last item which is quite an antonym, but still different in the meaning):
leave off (phrasal verb): to stop doing something:
‘Will you leave off nagging?’ he snarled.
break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you):
I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit.
unaccustomed (formal) unaccustomed to (doing) something: not used to something:
a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways
Register: In everyday English, people usually say that they are not used to something rather than unaccustomed to it.
answered Aug 6, 2014 at 16:02
NeekuNeeku
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try dishabituate:
To render unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with.
answered Aug 6, 2014 at 18:29
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There is really no good single English expression to convey the meaning of the Russian отвыкатъ/отвыкнутъ, unfortunately. In part that is because a process is implied by the Russian—i.e., a habit or ability was acquired at some point, and then is was lost or lapsed. So, to «no longer be in the habit of» or «grow out of the habit of,» «grow unused to,» etc. though clunky, are the closest in meaning.
I suggest using «rusty.» For instance, you could say, in Russian, » I used to speak French fluently, but now I’m rusty,» where «rusty» would be «отвык/ла».
answered Jun 12, 2016 at 23:04
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Depending heavily on the context that you’re using it in (unfortunately don’t know Russian, so can’t glean from the word you supplied!), but «getting rusty» could be a possibility for colloquial speech:
I found using the Dvorak keyboard layout really hard at first but now I’ve gotten used to it.
I used to be able to type well using the Dvorak layout but now I’ve gotten rusty.
answered Aug 6, 2014 at 19:39
anotherdaveanotherdave
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«Get unused to it».
Although seemingly flippant, this should suffice and is perfectly understandable.
It would typically be used by, for example, a superior in admonishing a soldier or worker to stop doing things in the manner to which he was accustomed.
answered Apr 6, 2018 at 10:43
Perhaps the trick is to find a synonym first, keeping in mind that «get used to» denotes a REFLEXIVE verb. I can get used to sashimi, but getting a friend comfortable with a raw fish dish is something else. In the first case I adjust or acclimatize to the exotic food, in the second case I can acclimatize the friend (the verb can be non-reflexive too) but the process is different—by some method or other you convert or condition the person. You can’t REALLY convert or condition yourself…
The question as phrased seems to require reflexive only, so what is the opposite of acclimatizing to something? Recoiling from it? Tiring of it? Diverging from it? Moving beyond it? Growing averse to it?? The specific word would depend on the specific context, and the question is unfortunately general…
«I can adjust to sashimi, but I cringe at muktuk.»
«I thought I was acclimatized to political attack ads, but I’m seething at the latest ones.»
«Spent years vegging in front of the TV, but now I’ve weaned myself…»
Okay, maybe one CAN convert oneself, but there is some ambiguity here as to whether the psychology is active or passive…
Way-late PPS: Maybe I stumbled on it finally: be discomfited by http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discomfit
answered Oct 19, 2014 at 1:29
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Can you give a specific example of what you want? «Doing, beginning, or finishing to do something oneself» is very general; and I normally use the phrase «to get used to» to mean «to become accustomed to», so I’m having trouble seeing what you are asking about.
Example: our first year graduate students are treated to a very nice picnic dinner shortly after they arrive. I usually say to them, «Don’t get used to it. This is the last nice thing the department will do for you for the next six years.» I mean: don’t get accustomed to it.
Accustomed: Customary, habitual, usual. Customary: According to custom; commonly used or practised; usual, habitual, accustomed, wonted (obsolete use). [OED]
Synonyms (antonyms): general, ordinary (extraordinary), common (uncommon), frequent (infrequent), everyday, commonplace, conventional (unconvention), regular (irregular), stock (one-off) [Roget’s 1911 via ARTFL Project]
answered Aug 6, 2014 at 16:08
May I offer uncomfortable?
My friend has to get used to gutting fish to eat. As it stands now, he is very uncomfortable doing that.
answered Aug 6, 2014 at 21:06
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Howdy mates!
This is my first post. Thank you in advance to all. here goes:
Have you got used to her?
Have you gotten used to her?
Have you get used to her?
-Are this 3 expresions gramatically correct?
-What’s the difference in the meaning?
(Please, feel free to correct anyother mistake i could make.)
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As an AE speaker, I would only see the second one as correct and the other 2 as incorrect.
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As a BrE speaker, I would see the first option as correct
I would recognise the second one as an AE alternative.
The third one is incorrect.
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Have you got get used to her?
Have you gotten get used to her?
And this ones are also incorrects? Aren’t them?
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#5
I think BrE and AmE speakers would agree that both of those are incorrect.
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«Have you» tiene que estar seguido por el participio pasado, que es «got» (Inglaterra) o «gotten» (EEUU).
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Howdy mates!This is my first post. Thank you in advance to all. here goes:
Have you got used to her?
Have you gotten used to her?
HaveDid you get used to her?-Are this 3 expresions gramatically correct?
-What’s the difference in the meaning?
(Please, feel free to correct anyother mistake i could make.)
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Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈɒtən], [ ɡˈɒtən], [ ɡ_ˈɒ_t_ə_n]
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