wont (redirected from wonting)

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.

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[Middle English, past participle of wonen, to be used to, dwell; see won¹.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wont - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" habit custom, tradition - a specific practice of long standing

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wont

adjective 1. accustomed, used, given, in the habit of

noun 2. habit, use, way, rule, practice, custom

Translations

wont [wɔnt] n as is his/her wont → como tiene por costumbre

wont [wəunt] n as is his/her wont → comme de coutume

wont [wəunt] n as is his wont → wie er zu tun pflegt

wont [wəunt] n as is his/her wont → com'è solito/a fare