wont
One's habitual way of doing thingsOne's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
» Wine is wont to show the mind of man.
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1 senses(archaic, humorous, uncountable, usually)One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
He awoke at the crack of dawn, as was his wont.
Gewohnheit
привы́чкаprivýčka
- an established custom
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
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Origin
From Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be acFrom Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be accustomed to, dwell”), the noun sense possibly arising via conflation of wone (“custom, habit, practice”) and the adjective wont.
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Forms
plural: wonts| Singular | wont |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.