be+wont
21wont — un·wont; un·wont·ed·ness; wont·ed; wont·ed·ly; wont·ed·ness; wont·less; wont; un·wont·ed·ly; …
22wont — [[t]wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt[/t]] adj. n. v. wont, wont wont•ed, wont•ing 1) accustomed; used (usu. fol. by an infinitive): She is wont to rise at dawn[/ex] 2) custom; habit; practice: It was his wont to meditate daily[/ex] 3) to accustom (a person), as …
23wont — wont1 [ wount ] adjective be wont to do something LITERARY to have a habit of doing something: This is the chair where the author was wont to sit. wont wont 2 [ wount ] noun as is someone s wont FORMAL used for saying that someone has a habit of… …
24wont — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English woned, wont, from past participle of wonen to dwell, be used to, from Old English wunian; akin to Old High German wonēn to dwell, be used to, Sanskrit vanoti he strives for more at win Date: before 12th… …
25wont — /woʊnt / (say wohnt), /wɒnt/ (say wont) adjective 1. accustomed; used: he is wont to digress; I rose early, as I am wont. –noun 2. custom; habit; practice. –verb (t) (wont or wonted, wonting) 3. to accustom (a person), as to a thing. 4. to render …
26wont — adj. (obsol. and rare) accustomed (cannot stand alone) wont to + inf. (she is wont to call at any time) * * * [wəʊnt] (obsol. and rare) [ accustomed ] (cannot stand alone) wont to + inf. (she is wont to call at any time) …
27wont — wont1 [wəunt US wo:nt] n old fashioned as is sb s wont used to say that it is someone s habit to do something ▪ He spoke for too long, as is his wont. wont 2 wont2 adj formal [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Past participle of wone to be used to doing… …
28wont — [[t]wo͟ʊnt, AM wɔ͟ːnt[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to inf If someone is wont to do something, they often or regularly do it. [WRITTEN] Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do. Syn: inclined 2) PHRASE: V inflects If… …
29wont — [wəʊnt] adjective archaic or literary accustomed: he was wont to arise at 5.30. noun (one s wont) formal or humorous one s customary behaviour. verb (3rd singular present wonts or wont; past and past participle …
30wont — adj., n., & v. predic.adj. archaic or literary (foll. by to + infin.) accustomed (as we were wont to say). n. formal or joc. what is customary, one s habit (as is my wont). v.tr. & intr. (3rd sing. present wonts or wont; past wont or wonted)… …
