Complete Definition of "wont"

English

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: w�nt, w�nt
w:IPA|IPA: /w�nt/, /w��nt/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /wQnt/, /w@Unt/
audio|en-us-wont.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��nt|-��nt

Noun
wont (uncountable)

  1. One's habitual way of doing things.

#:He awoke at the crack of dawn, as was his wont.

Translations

Dutch: gewoonte f
Danish: vane
Finnish: tapa
French: habitude f
mid
German: Gewohnheit f
Italian: abitudine f
Romanian: obicei m

Adjective
wont (not comparable)

  1. (designating habitual behaviour) Accustomed, apt.

#:He is wont to complain loudly about his job.

Translations

Dutch: gewend
Finnish: tapana
French: habitué m, habituée f
German: gewohnt
mid
Italian: abituato m, abituata f
Spanish: hábito m

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