The Collaborative Dictionary

Wont \Wont\, n. Custom; habit; use; usage. [1913 Webster] They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From childly wont and ancient use. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Wont \Wont\, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. [1913 Webster] A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Won't \Won't\ A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not. See Will. [1913 Webster] Note: Often pronounced w[u^]nt in New England. [1913 Webster]

Wont \Wont\, a. [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun?n, OHG, won?n, 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. ????. Cf. Wean, Win.] Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. "As he was wont to go." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] If the ox were wont to push with his horn. --Ex. xxi.

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Wont \Wont\, v. t. To accustom; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

wont

1 an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit]

2 a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: habit, use]

Moby Thesaurus

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English

Pronunciation

• or , /wɒnt/ or , /wQnt/ or
• Rhymes with: -əʊnt

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain: apparently a conflation of wone and wont (participle adjective, below).

Noun

1. One’s habitual way of doing things.

   He awoke at the crack of dawn, as was his wont.

Translations

Etymology 2

etyl ang gewunod, past participle of gewunian.

Adjective

1. Accustomed or used (to or with a thing).
2. In the context of "designating habitual behaviour": Accustomed, apt (to doing something).

   He is wont to complain loudly about his job.

Translations

Verb

1. transitive archaic To make (someone) used to; to accustom.
2. intransitive archaic To be accustomed.