wont.
One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
Meaning & usage
One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
He awoke at the crack of dawn, as was his wont.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be accustomed to, dwell”), the noun sense possibly arising via conflation of wone (“custom, habit, practice”) and the adjective wont. Compare German Low German Gewohnte (“custom, habit”), Dutch gewoonte, Swedish van. Likely related to wone, wonder, wean, and win.
Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).
He is wont to complain loudly about his job.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wont, iwoned, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian. Cognate with German gewohnt and Dutch gewend.
To make (someone) used to; to accustom.
To be accustomed (to something), to be in the habit (of doing something).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wonten (“to accustom”), from wont (adjective). See above.
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