wont
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wont
accustomed to; apt or likely: He is wont to make mistakes when he hurries.
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wont
(wônt, wōnt, wŭnt)adj.
1. Accustomed or used: "The poor man is wont to complain that this is a cold world" (Henry David Thoreau).
2. Likely: chaotic as holidays are wont to be.
n.
Customary practice; usage. See Synonyms at habit.
v. wont or wont·ed, wont·ing, wonts Archaic
v.tr.
To make accustomed to.
v.intr.
To be in the habit of doing something.
[Middle English, past participle of wonen, to be used to, dwell; see won1.]
Usage Note: The most traditionally correct pronunciations of wont are (wōnt), the common pronunciation in Britain, sounding like the contraction won't, and (wŭnt), the historic American pronunciation, rhyming with hunt. However, the most common form of wont in contemporary American speech is probably (wônt), which to most people's ears sounds similar to (or even identical with) the word want. This (wônt) pronunciation may in fact be motivated by a confusion of the meanings of wont and want, both of which have to do with personal inclination. In any case, all three of these pronunciations are acceptable, though the historic (wŭnt) pronunciation may strike some listeners as odd or affected.
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wont
(wəʊnt)adj
(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something): he was wont to come early.
n
a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)
vb
(when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed
[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 wean1, wish, winsome]
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wont
(wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt)adj., n., v. wont, wont wont•ed, wont•ing. adj.
1. accustomed; used (usu. fol. by an infinitive): She is wont to rise at dawn.
n. 2. custom; habit; practice: It was his wont to meditate daily.
v.t. 3. to accustom (a person), as to a thing.
4. to render (a thing) customary or usual (usu. used passively).
v.i. 5. to be wont.
[1300–50; (adj.) Middle English; Old English gewunod, past participle of gewunian to be used to (see won2); (n.) appar. b. wont (past participle) and obsolete wone custom (Old English gewuna)]
won't
(woʊnt) contraction of will not.
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wont
Past participle: wonted
Gerund: wonting
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| Noun | 1. |  wont - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" |
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wont
adjective
1. accustomed, used, given, in the habit of Both have made mistakes, as human beings are wont to do.
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wont
adjectiveIn the habit:
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wont
[wəʊnt] (frm)A. ADJ to be wont to do sth → soler hacer algo, acostumbrar a hacer algo
as he was wont (to) → como solía (hacer) or acostumbraba a hacer
as he was wont (to) → como solía (hacer) or acostumbraba a hacer
B. N → costumbre f
as was my wont → como era mi costumbre, como solía hacer or acostumbraba a hacer
it is his wont to read after dinner → tiene por costumbre leer después de cenar, suele leer or acostumbra a leer después de cenar
as was my wont → como era mi costumbre, como solía hacer or acostumbraba a hacer
it is his wont to read after dinner → tiene por costumbre leer después de cenar, suele leer or acostumbra a leer después de cenar
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wont
[ˈwəʊnt] nas is one's wont → comme de coutume
Paul woke early, as is his wont → Paul s'éveilla tôt, comme de coutume.
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wont
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