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 Definitions of wont  [ɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt]  

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Definition of 'wont' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) wont
accustomed; used (usu. fol. by an infinitive):
She is wont to rise at dawn.

2. (n.) wont
custom; habit; practice:
It was his wont to meditate daily.

3. (v.t.) wont
to accustom (a person), as to a thing.

4.  wont
to render (a thing) customary or usual (usu. used passively).

5. (v.i.) wont
to be wont.

Etymology:  (1300–50; (adj.) ME; OE gewunod, ptp. of gewunian to be used to (see won2); (n.) appar. b. wont (ptp.) and obs. wone custom (OE gewuna))

Definition of 'wont' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) habit, wont
an established custom
"it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"


Definition of 'wont' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) wont
using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used

2. (noun) wont
custom; habit; use; usage

3.  wont
of Wont

4.  wont
of Wont

5. (verb) wont
to be accustomed or habituated; to be used

6. (verb) wont
to accustom; -- used reflexively



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