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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′ed, wonting wont′·ing

Archaic to accustom: usually in the passive

intransitive verb

Archaic to be accustomed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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