wont
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 wont′ed, wont′·ing
Archaic to accustom: usually in the passive
intransitive verb
Archaic to be accustomed
wont
Synonyms
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
- Wonsan
- wonky
- wonk
- wondrous
- wonderwork
- wonderment
- wonderland
- wondering
- wonderfully
- wonderful
- wonted
- woo
- wood
- wood alcohol
- wood anemone
- wood betony
- wood block
- wood coal
- wood duck
- wood ear
