wont

  • 11Wont — Wont, v. t. To accustom; used reflexively. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12wont — index custom, manner (behavior), usage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13wont — accustomed, O.E. wunod, pp. of wunian to dwell, be accustomed, from P.Gmc. *wun to be content, to rejoice (Cf. O.S. wunon, O.Fris. wonia to dwell, remain, be used to, O.H.G. wonen, Ger. wohnen to dwell; related to O.E. winnan, gewinnan to win… …

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  • 14wont — n *habit, habitude, practice, usage, custom, use Analogous words: way, manner, fashion (see METHOD) …

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  • 15wont — [adj] in the habit of accustomed, given, inclined, used, used to; concept 547 …

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  • 16wont — wontless, adj. /wawnt, wohnt, wunt/, adj., n., v., wont, wont or wonted, wonting. adj. 1. accustomed; used (usually fol. by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn. n. 2. custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before… …

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  • 17wont — un·wont; un·wont·ed·ness; wont·ed; wont·ed·ly; wont·ed·ness; wont·less; wont; un·wont·ed·ly; …

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  • 18wont — [[t]wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt[/t]] adj. n. v. wont, wont wont•ed, wont•ing 1) accustomed; used (usu. fol. by an infinitive): She is wont to rise at dawn[/ex] 2) custom; habit; practice: It was his wont to meditate daily[/ex] 3) to accustom (a person), as …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19wont — wont1 [ wount ] adjective be wont to do something LITERARY to have a habit of doing something: This is the chair where the author was wont to sit. wont wont 2 [ wount ] noun as is someone s wont FORMAL used for saying that someone has a habit of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20wont — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English woned, wont, from past participle of wonen to dwell, be used to, from Old English wunian; akin to Old High German wonēn to dwell, be used to, Sanskrit vanoti he strives for more at win Date: before 12th… …

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