custom
noun/ˈkʌstəm/
see also customsСлово англійською: custom
Переклад custom українською: зви́чай, зви́чка, зви́чаї
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community
- It's a local custom.
- an ancient custom
- a burial/marriage custom
- a tribal custom
- She grew up with Chinese customs and traditions.
- according to custom According to custom, one son inherited all the family property.
- custom of doing something Widows observed the custom of wearing black.
- it is the custom for somebody to do something It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
Wordfinder- civil rights
- class
- conform
- convention
- culture
- custom
- elite
- equality
- outsider
- society
- [singular] (formal or literary) the way a person always behaves synonym habit, practice
- It was her custom to rise early.
- As was his custom, he knocked three times.
- [uncountable] (British English, formal) (also business North American English, British English)the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop or business
- Thank you for your custom. Please call again.
- We've lost a lot of custom since prices went up.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French coustume, based on Latin consuetudo, from consuetus, past participle of consuescere ‘accustom’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + suescere ‘become accustomed’.