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 [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]

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

accustomed, used, given, in the habit of Both have made mistakes, as human beings are wont to do.

noun

habit, use, way, rule, practice, custom Keith woke early, as was his wont.

Translations

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

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

wont [ˈwəʊnt] n
as is one's wont → comme de coutume
Paul woke early, as is his wont → Paul s'éveilla tôt, comme de coutume.

wont

adj → gewohnt; to be wont to do something → gewöhnlich etw tun, etw zu tun pflegen

n → (An)gewohnheit f; as is/was his wont → wie er zu tun pflegt/pflegte

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