wont
accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast.
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).
to be wont.
Origin of wont
1Other words for wont
1 | habituated, wonted |
2 | use |
Opposites for wont
Other words from wont
- wontless, adjective
Words that may be confused with wont
Other definitions for won't (2 of 2)
contraction of will not:He won't see you now.
usage note For won't
Words that may be confused with won't
- won't , wont
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How to use wont in a sentence
A certain amount of Keynesian pump-priming, of the right sort, won't do any harm—but it probably won-t do much good either.
Democrats Are About to Spend, Spend, Spend - But It Won't Help Much | Andrew Neil | October 20, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTAunt Fortune, there's a letter inside of that for mewon't you give it to me?won't you give it to me?
The Wide, Wide World | Susan WarnerDown on your knees, Superstition and Flunkeydom!Won't you accept such plain doctrines instead?
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousHe meditated awhile, and then said suddenly, "W-won't speak about it—will you, Cynthy?"
Coniston, Complete | Winston ChurchillWe-just-won't-acknowledge-a-man-is- great-until-the-whites-have done-so.
Overshadowed | Sutton E. Griggs
There should be no first-you-will and then-you-won't policy.
The Shellback's Progress | Walter Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for wont (1 of 2)
/ (wəʊnt) /
(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something): he was wont to come early
a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)
(when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed
Origin of wont
1British Dictionary definitions for won't (2 of 2)
/ (wəʊnt) /
will not
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