If someone is wontto do something, they often or regularly do it.
[written]
Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do.
Synonyms: accustomed, used, given, in the habit of More Synonyms of wont
2.
See as is one's wont
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won't
(woʊnt)
Won't is the usual spoken form of 'will not'.
His parents won't let him come.
wont in British English
(wəʊnt)
adjective
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
Word origin
Old English gewunod, past participle of wunian to be accustomed to; related to Old High German wunēn (German wohnen), Old Norse una to be satisfied; see wean1, wish, winsome
won't in British English
(wəʊnt)
contraction of
will not
won't in American English
(woʊnt)
will not
Word origin
contr. < ME wol not, will not
wont in American English
(wɔnt; woʊnt; wɑnt; wʌnt)
adjective
1.
accustomed
used predicatively
he was wont to rise early
noun
2.
usual practice; habit
verb transitiveWord forms: wont, wont or ˈwonted, ˈwonting
3. Archaic
to accustom
usually in the passive
verb intransitive
4. Archaic
to be accustomed
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈhabit
Word origin
ME wunt, woned, pp. of wunien, to be accustomed, dwell < OE wunian, akin to Ger wohnen, to dwell: for IE base see win
Examples of 'wont' in a sentence
wont
Too many teams are wont to say how much they enjoy playing on the most evocative of grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
After his marriage he was wont to say he had got all that was worth having out of the crowd of houses they called London.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
(adjective)
Definition
accustomed
Both have made mistakes, as human beings are wont to do.
Synonyms
accustomed
I was accustomed to being the only child amongst adults.
used
given
in the habit of
(noun)
Definition
a usual practice
Keith woke early, as was his wont.
Synonyms
habit
It had become a habit with her to annoy him.
use
way
You'll have to get used to my mother's odd little ways.
rule
The usual rule is to start as one group.
practice
a public inquiry into bank practices
custom
It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of custom
Definition
a usual practice or habit
It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.
Synonyms
habit,
way,
practice,
manner,
procedure,
routine,
mode,
wont,
habitude (rare)
in the sense of practice
Definition
something done regularly or repeatedly
a public inquiry into bank practices
Synonyms
custom,
use,
way,
system,
rule,
method,
tradition,
habit,
routine,
mode,
usage,
wont,
praxis,
usual procedure,
tikanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of rule
The usual rule is to start as one group.
Synonyms
custom,
procedure,
practice,
routine,
form,
condition,
tradition,
habit,
convention,
wont,
order or way of things
Nearby words of
wont
wonderful
wondrous
wonky
wont
wonted
woo
wood
Synonyms of 'wont'
wont
Explore 'wont' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of use
Synonyms
custom,
way,
practice,
habit,
usage,
wont
in the sense of way
Definition
habits or customs
You'll have to get used to my mother's odd little ways.