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 wonted wont′ed, wonting wont′·ing
Archaic to accustom: usually in the passive
intransitive verb
Archaic to be accustomed
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