wont
/wəʊnt
/noun (one's wont) formal or humorous
One’s customary behaviour: Constance, as was her wont, had paid her little attention...
- The good General frames it perfectly, as is his wont; but don't get lazy, do click through to the original SFGate item.
- Without the right gradient to drain off onto the edges and without the drains, water, as is its wont, finds its own shape, filling every crevice and crater.
- John spoke briefly, but sincerely, as is his wont.
Synonyms
custom, habit, way, practice, convention, routine, use, rule
adjective [with infinitive] literary
(Of a person) in the habit of doing something; accustomed: he was wont to arise at 5.30 every morning...
- And if practicality is your wont rather than sentimentality, you should still go.
- Tom Wood ruled the vast Citadel Theatre Shoctor Stage as he is wont.
- Anthony loved it but, as customers are wont to do, he insisted I name the drink.
Synonyms
accustomed, used, given, inclined;
in the habit of
verb (third singular present wonts or wont; past and past participle wont or wonted) archaic
Make or be or become accustomed: [with object]: wont thy heart to thoughts hereof [no object, with infinitive]: sons wont to nurse their Parents in old age
Origin
Old English gewunod, past participle of wunian, 'dwell, be accustomed', of Germanic origin.
Rhymes
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in
- have (or put) someone/thing down as
- have (or take) a butcher's
- have (or take) a leak
- have (or take) a pop at
- have (or throw) a fit
- have (or want) no truck with
- have (or with) an eye to
- have (or with) an eye to (or for or on) the main chance
- have (or with) one's fingers (or hand) in the till
- have other (or bigger) fish to fry
- haver
- haverbread
- havercake
- have regard to
- haverel
- haverer
- haver grass
- Haverhill
- havermeal
- haversack
- Haversian canal
- Haversian gland
- Haversian lamella