wont Hear it!

wont Definition

wont (wônt, wōnt, wänt, wunt)

adjective

accustomed: used predicatively he was wont to rise early

Etymology: ME wunt, woned, pp. of wunien, to be accustomed, dwell < OE wunian, akin to Ger wohnen, to dwell: for IE base see win

noun

usual practice; habit

Etymology: prob. altered (based on the adj.) < ME wune, custom, habit < OE (ge)wuna

transitive verb wont, wont or wonted, wont·ing

Archaic to accustom: usually in the passive

intransitive verb

Archaic to be accustomed

wont Synonyms

wont

n.

practice, habit, manner, use; see custom 1, 2. See syn. study at habit.

wont Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hope: The whole family is extremely excited about the new store but we hope granddad wont get lost!
  • come: Theyre not miracle workers, but they can often help when the regular route wont come through for you.

Infinitive complement

  • do: Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.
  • say: The great philosopher Wittgenstein was wont to say that 'the meaning of a word is its use ' .

Modifies a noun

  • fit: The tank lives in Devon, Torquay and is for collection only as it wont fit in my car for delivery.
  • boot: Gecko 25-07-2005, 20:00 Dude, if you want another 64 meg i have some here, as my one wont boot at all.
  • stop: Once you put them on and start playing, you seriously wont stop laughing.
  • mind: With this fantastic solution you wont mind cuddling up close.
  • start: PatrickG Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: Unfortunatley it wont start again until september sometime.
  • notice: However, for some people, they just wont notice for far too long and be greatly inconvenienced as a result.

Modifying Another Word

  • probably: You probably wont find a more aggressive all girl group.
  • even: The links page will get no PR, and wont even be found by the search engines, so you get no benefit.
  • certainly: He certainly wont smoke in this film because I think it would be irresponsible.
  • just: The sound card is a Sound Blaster 16 System sounds just wont work.
  • ever: Fathers don't, and wont ever get justice in the future as the state itself wants to become the father of every child.
  • really: One or two new players wont really help all that much.

Noun used with modifier

  • prob: Oh well... prob wont have to worry about one of the computing exams.
  • I: For this reason, I wont be buying any of the next gen handhelds.
  • u: If u wont an MP3 player go and buy 1. Great stylish phone for everyone.
  • bus: In a recent meeting when we asked for some change to the center, we were told, the bus company wont like that.

Browse dictionary entries near wont

  1. Wonsan
  2. wonky
  3. wonk
  4. wondrous
  5. wonderwork
  6. wonderment
  7. wonderland
  8. wondering
  9. wonderfully
  10. wonderful
  1. wonted
  2. woo
  3. wood
  4. wood alcohol
  5. wood anemone
  6. wood betony
  7. wood block
  8. wood coal
  9. wood duck
  10. wood ear