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- DictionaryWont/wônt/
noun
- 1. one's customary behavior in a particular situation: formal, humorous "Constance, as was her wont, had paid her little attention"
adjective
- 1. (of a person) in the habit of doing something; accustomed: literary "he was wont to arise at 5:30 every morning"
verb
- 1. make or be or become accustomed: archaic "wont thy heart to thoughts hereof"
The meaning of WONT is accustomed, used. How to use wont in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wont.
WONT definition: 1. in the way that someone usually does: 2. to often do something: 3. in the way that someone…. Learn more.
We won't be much longer. I won't forget to phone you. I'll speak to him, but I won't kiss him. It won't be long before he's as tall as you. He won't get cold if he wears a jacket. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In the future & soon. ahead. ahead of.
1. (postpositive) accustomed (to doing something) he was wont to come early. noun. 2. a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is your wont, etc) verb. 3. (when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed.
ˈwōnt. New England, upstate New York, and Northern Pennsylvania ˌwənt, ˈwənt; greater NYC ˈwünt; eastern South Carolina ˈwünt, ˈwu̇nt. : will not. Examples of won't in a Sentence. I won't see him today. Word History. First Known Use. 1562, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of won't was in 1562.
wont. ( wəʊnt) adj. ( postpositive) accustomed (to doing something): he was wont to come early. n. a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc) vb. ( when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed.
WONT meaning: 1. in the way that someone usually does: 2. to often do something: 3. in the way that someone…. Learn more.
noun. custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast. Synonyms: use. verb (used with object) , wont, wont or wont·ed, wont·ing. 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). verb (used without object)
A wont is a custom or habit, like my wont to drink at least ten cups of coffee a day. (In this particular example, some people might call my wont an addiction.)
Wont definition: accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive). See examples of WONT used in a sentence.
