wont
To make used to; to accustomTo make (someone) used to; to accustom.
» Wine is wont to show the mind of man.
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2 senses(archaic, transitive)To make (someone) used to; to accustom.
приучатьpriučatʹ
(archaic, intransitive)To be accustomed (to something), to be in the habit (of doing something).
име́ть привычкуimétʹ
Examples
6 sentencesWine is wont to show the mind of man.
It was my father's wont to read the newspaper before breakfast.
I would've liked going on a cruise, but I wont get to.
An impressive silence broods over the monstrous structure where such multitudes of men and women were wont to assemble in other days.
If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wonten (“to accustom”), from wont (adjective). See above.From Middle English wonten (“to accustom”), from wont (adjective). See above.
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Forms
wonts, wonting, wonted, wontedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle