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wont  (wônt, wnt, wnt)
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
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.]

wont [rhymes with [don't]] Old-fashioned
Adjective
accustomed: most murderers, his police friends were wont to say, were male
Noun
a usual practice: she waded straight in, as was her wont [Old English gewunod]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wontwont - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
custom, tradition - a specific practice of long standing

wont
adjective 1. accustomed, used, given, in the habit of
Translations
Spanish wont [wɔnt] n as is his/her wont → como tiene por costumbre
French wont [wəunt] n as is his/her wont → comme de coutume
German wont [wəunt] n as is his wont → wie er zu tun pflegt
Italian wont [wəunt] n as is his/her wont → com'è solito/a fare

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It is true we love life; not because we are wont to live, but because we are wont to love.
A NIGHTINGALE, sitting aloft upon an oak and singing according to his wont, was seen by a Hawk who, being in need of food, swooped down and seized him.
This habit of abstention from Feeling in the best society enables a Circle the more easily to sustain the veil of mystery in which, from his earliest years, he is wont to enwrap the exact nature of his Perimeter or Circumference.
 
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