be+wont

  • 11wont´ed|ly — wont|ed «WOHN tihd, WUHN », adjective. 1. accustomed; customary; usual: »The cat was in its wonted place by the stove. SYNONYM(S): habitual. 2. U.S. made familiar with one s environment –wont´ed|ly, adverb. – …

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  • 12wont|ed — «WOHN tihd, WUHN », adjective. 1. accustomed; customary; usual: »The cat was in its wonted place by the stove. SYNONYM(S): habitual. 2. U.S. made familiar with one s environment –wont´ed|ly, adverb. – …

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  • 13Wont — Wont, v. t. To accustom; used reflexively. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14wont / won't —    Wont means used to : Maggie was wont to getting everything her way and cried when she didn t.    Won t is a contraction for will not: Maggie won t be getting every toy she wants this Christmas …

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  • 15wont / won't —    Wont means used to : Maggie was wont to getting everything her way and cried when she didn t.    Won t is a contraction for will not: Maggie won t be getting every toy she wants this Christmas …

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  • 16wont — index custom, manner (behavior), usage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17wont — accustomed, O.E. wunod, pp. of wunian to dwell, be accustomed, from P.Gmc. *wun to be content, to rejoice (Cf. O.S. wunon, O.Fris. wonia to dwell, remain, be used to, O.H.G. wonen, Ger. wohnen to dwell; related to O.E. winnan, gewinnan to win… …

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  • 18wont — n *habit, habitude, practice, usage, custom, use Analogous words: way, manner, fashion (see METHOD) …

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  • 19wont — [adj] in the habit of accustomed, given, inclined, used, used to; concept 547 …

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  • 20wont — wontless, adj. /wawnt, wohnt, wunt/, adj., n., v., wont, wont or wonted, wonting. adj. 1. accustomed; used (usually fol. by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn. n. 2. custom; habit; practice: It was her wont to walk three miles before… …

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