WONT

habit, wont

(noun) an established custom; “it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

wont (usually uncountable, plural wonts)

(archaic) One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

Etymology 2

Adjective

wont (not comparable)

(dated) Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

Verb

wont (third-person singular simple present wonts, present participle wonting, simple past and past participle wonted)

(transitive, archaic) To make (someone) used to; to accustom.

(intransitive, archaic) To be accustomed (to something), to be in the habit (of doing something).

Anagrams

• Town, nowt, town

Source: Wiktionary

Wont, a. Etym: [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun, OHG, won, G. wohnen, and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin to Skr. van to like, to wish. Wean, Win.]

Definition: Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. "As he was wont to go." Chaucer. If the ox were wont to push with his horn. Ex. xxi. 29.

Wont, n.

Definition: Custom; habit; use; usage. They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont. Milton. From childly wont and ancient use. Cowper.

Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.]

Definition: To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. Spenser.

Wont, v. t.

Definition: To accustom; -- used reflexively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

WONT

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