wont
adjective
accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive).
wonts
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pluralof wont.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Men with essential wonts and laudable aspirations, the attainment of which can be accelerated by the fostering love and enlightened zeal of a progressive government.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Booker T. Washington
Nothing wonts me to a new place more than the birds.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by John Burroughs
“In woods, in waves, in wars, she wonts to dwell And will be found with peril and with pain.”
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
So wonts the world to pamper those that nought deserve, Whiles such as merit best, without relief do starve.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by William Carew Hazlitt
I wonts ter read de hymms an' songs.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
