habit
An action performed on a regular basisAn action performed on a regular basis.
» I will cure him of the bad habit.
Я избавлю его от этой вредной привычки.
Я вилікую його від поганої звички.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)An action performed on a regular basis.
It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
I really need to get into the habit of writing down what I spend.
Gewohnheit, Gepflogenheit, Habitus
привы́чкаprivýčka, обы́чайobýčaj, обыкнове́ниеobyknovénije
зви́чкаzvýčka
(countable, uncountable)An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.
привы́чкаprivýčka
зви́чкаzvýčka
(countable, uncountable)An addiction.
kick the habit
He has a 10-cigar habit.
привы́чкаprivýčka, зави́симостьzavísimostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.
Kutte
ря́саrjása
ря́саrjása
(countable, uncountable)A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Outward appearance; attire; dress.
- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
- a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
- an established custom
Examples
739 sentencesI will cure him of the bad habit.
Я вилікую його від поганої звички. — deniko
ruЯ избавлю его от этой вредной привычки. — odexed
He was in the habit of getting up early.
У нього була звичка вставати рано. — uaspeaker
ruУ него была привычка вставать рано. — Hellerick
deEr hatte die Angewohnheit, zeitig aufzustehen. — Manfredo
It isn't easy to get rid of a bad habit.
Позбавитися від поганої звички - це непросто. — deniko
ruИзбавиться от вредной привычки непросто. — marafon
It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit.
Поганої звички позбутися непросто. — Wordowl
ruОт плохой привычки избавиться непросто. — elsteris
deEs ist nicht leicht, eine schlechte Angewohnheit loszuwerden. — Wolf
She has a bad habit of talking a long time on the phone.
Вона мала погану звичку довго розмовляти по телефону. — ascolto
ruУ неё есть дурная привычка долго говорить по телефону. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dreFrom Middle English habit, from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“to have, hold, keep”). Distantly related to gift. Replaced Middle English abit, from Old French abit, itself from the same Latin source. Displaced native Old English þēaw, wuna, ġewuna, and sidu.
From Middle English habiten, from Old French habiter, from Latin habitāre (“to dwell, abide, keep”), frequentative of habeō (“to have, hold, keep”); see have.
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Forms
plural: habitsSynonyms
8 synonyms- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition:use
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire):riding habit
- an established custom:wont
- excessive use of drugs:substance abusedrug abuse
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- bad habits
- the habit of
- a bad habit
- creature of habit
- in the habit
- bad habit of
- any bad habits
- of bad habits
- a habit of
- the bad habit
- habit of taking
- habit of smoking