wont
accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast.
to accustom (a person), as to a thing: That summer wonted me to a lifetime of early rising.
to render (a thing) customary or usual (usually used passively).
to be wont.
Origin of wont
1Other words for wont
1 | habituated, wonted |
2 | use |
Opposites for wont
Other words from wont
- wontless, adjective
Words that may be confused with wont
Words Nearby wont
Other definitions for won't (2 of 2)
contraction of will not:He won't see you now.
usage note For won't
Words that may be confused with won't
- won't , wont
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How to use wont in a sentence
Forgive my candor, though such is my wont, but much like that moose on a spit, Bernie is dead.
The U.K. tabloids, as is their wont, have branded her “shameless,” “sordid,” and “the scourge of society.”
The X Factor of Sex Invades Britain: Rebecca More’s ‘Sex Tour’ Enrages UK Politicians | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has been, as contestants on TV talent shows are wont to say, a “journey.”
Angelina Jolie's Wedding Dress Was Crazy Brilliant | Tim Teeman | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAllen responded with his own op-ed in the Times, and the media, as is their wont, proceeded to pick sides.
Woody Allen on ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ the Crisis in Gaza, and Those Allegations | Marlow Stern | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs celebrities on the movie promotion circuit are wont to do, Cameron Diaz is hawking her latest cause celebre.
Waxing: Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t: How Pubic Hair Became Political | Emily Shire | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In discussing Duns Scotus, I have given less from his writings than has been my wont with other philosophers.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorLater on, I believe, a child is wont to have his favourite colour, and to be ready to defend it against the preferences of others.
Children's Ways | James SullyHe had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
In cases in which no attempt is made to ignore the accusation, the small wits are wont to be busy discovering exculpations.
Children's Ways | James SullyYet the feeling is in most children weak and vacillating, and is wont to be mixed with other and less noble ones.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for wont (1 of 2)
/ (wəʊnt) /
(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something): he was wont to come early
a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)
(when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed
Origin of wont
1British Dictionary definitions for won't (2 of 2)
/ (wəʊnt) /
will not
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