wont

[ wawnt, wohnt, wuhnt ]

/ wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt /

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adjective

accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.

noun

custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before breakfast.

verb (used with object), wont, wont or wont·ed, wont·ing.

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).

verb (used without object), wont, wont or wont·ed, wont·ing.

to be wont.

OTHER WORDS FOR wont

1 habituated, wonted.

2 use.

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OPPOSITES FOR wont

1 unaccustomed.

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Origin of wont

irst recorded in 1300–50; (adjective) Middle English wont, woned, Old English gewunod, past participle of gewunian “to be used to” (see won²); cognate with German gewöhnt; (verb) Middle English, back formation from wonted or wont (past participle); (noun) apparently from conflation of wont (past participle) with obsolete wone “wish” in certain stereotyped phrases

OTHER WORDS FROM wont

wontless, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wont

1. want, wont 2. won't, wont

Words nearby wont

wonk, wonkish, wonky, wonna, Wŏnsan, wont, wonted, won't hear of, won ton, won't wash, woo

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won't

[ wohnt, wuhnt ]

/ woʊnt, wʌnt /

contraction of will not:He won't see you now.

usage note for won't

See contraction.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH won't

won't , wont

How to use wont in a sentence

Forgive my candor, though such is my wont, but much like that moose on a spit, Bernie is dead.
How the Lame Democrats Blew It|Goldie Taylor|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The U.K. tabloids, as is their wont, have branded her “shameless,” “sordid,” and “the scourge of society.”
The X Factor of Sex Invades Britain: Rebecca More’s ‘Sex Tour’ Enrages UK Politicians|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has been, as contestants on TV talent shows are wont to say, a “journey.”
Angelina Jolie's Wedding Dress Was Crazy Brilliant|Tim Teeman|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allen responded with his own op-ed in the Times, and the media, as is their wont, proceeded to pick sides.
Woody Allen on ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ the Crisis in Gaza, and Those Allegations|Marlow Stern|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As celebrities on the movie promotion circuit are wont to do, Cameron Diaz is hawking her latest cause celebre.
Waxing: Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t: How Pubic Hair Became Political|Emily Shire|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In discussing Duns Scotus, I have given less from his writings than has been my wont with other philosophers.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Later on, I believe, a child is wont to have his favourite colour, and to be ready to defend it against the preferences of others.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
In cases in which no attempt is made to ignore the accusation, the small wits are wont to be busy discovering exculpations.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Yet the feeling is in most children weak and vacillating, and is wont to be mixed with other and less noble ones.
Children's Ways|James Sully

British Dictionary definitions for wont (1 of 2)

wont

/ (wəʊnt) /

adjective

(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something)he was wont to come early

noun

a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)

verb

(when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed

Word Origin for wont

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 wean 1, wish, winsome

British Dictionary definitions for wont (2 of 2)

won't

/ (wəʊnt) /

contraction of

will not

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