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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WONT, a contraction of woll not, that is, will not.
WONT, a. [wont is strictly the participle passive of won, wone. G. See the Verb.] Accustomed; habituated; using or doing customarily.
If the ox were wont to push with his horn-- Exodus 21.
They were wont to speak in old time, saying-- 1 Samuel 20. Matthew 27. Luke
22:39.
WONT, n. Custom; habit; use.
WONT, v.i. To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.
A yearly solemn feast she wont to make.
Wherewith he wont to soar s high.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont]

Merriam Webster's

Date: 1562 will not

Merriam Webster's

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 won?n to dwell, be used to, Sanskrit vanoti he strives for — more at win Date: before 12th century 1. accustomed, used <got up early as he is wont to do> 2. inclined, apt <revealing as letters are wont to be — Gladys M. Wrigley> II. verb (wont; wont or wonted; wonting) Date: 15th century transitive verb accustom, habituate intransitive verb to have the habit of doing something III. noun Date: 1530 habitual way of doing ; use Synonyms: see habit

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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) archaic make or become accustomed. Etymology: OE gewunod past part. of gewunian f. wunian dwell

Oxford Reference Dictionary

contr. will not.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Won't Won't A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not. See Will. Note: Often pronounced w[u^]nt in New England.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, a. [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun?n, OHG, won?n, G. wohnen, and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin to Skr. van to like, to wish. ????. Cf. Wean, Win.] Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. ``As he was wont to go.'' --Chaucer. If the ox were wont to push with his horn. --Ex. xxi. 29.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, n. Custom; habit; use; usage. They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont. --Milton. From childly wont and ancient use. --Cowper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wont Wont, v. t. To accustom; -- used reflexively.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. 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. = inclined ADJ: v-link ADJ to-inf 2. If someone does a particular thing as is their wont, they do that thing often or regularly. (WRITTEN) Paul woke early, as was his wont. PHRASE: V inflects

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Won't is the usual spoken form of 'will not'. His parents won't let him come.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Custom, habit, use, practice.

Moby Thesaurus

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