inured to
phrase · Collocation / phrase C2
Plain meaning
used to something unpleasant so that it no longer affects you much
Exam-register meaning
In formal or high-level texts, it is used to describe used to something unpleasant so that it no longer affects you much, often with a precise or specialised tone.
In context
naturalThe discussion gave us a useful example of inured to.
examPolicy makers must consider inured to when evaluating long-term social and economic outcomes.
Common collocations
inured toa clear example of inured touse inured to appropriately
Watch out
Do not change the key word order in “inured to”; collocations sound natural because the words travel together.