WONT


Meaning of WONT in English

[wont] adj [ME woned, wont, fr. pp. of wonen to dwell, be used to, fr. OE wunian; akin to OHG wonen to dwell, be used to, Skt vanoti he strives for--more at win] (bef. 12c) 1: accustomed, used "got up early as he is ~ to do"

2: inclined, apt "revealing as letters are ~ to be --Gladys M. Wrigley"

[2]wont vb wont ; wont or wont.ed ; wont.ing vt (15c): accustom, habituate ~ vi: to have the habit of doing something [3]wont n (1530): habitual way of doing: use syn see habit

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